diff --git a/querydsl-hql/pom.xml b/querydsl-hql/pom.xml
index 7bfd33b5d..61fa60c7c 100644
--- a/querydsl-hql/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-hql/pom.xml
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
       <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     
-    <!-- optional -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
       <artifactId>querydsl-sql</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+      <scope>optional</scope>
     </dependency>    
 	
     <!-- test -->
diff --git a/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml b/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml
index 2c865ac68..5655ba7e4 100644
--- a/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
       <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
     </dependency>        
     
-    <!-- optional -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
       <artifactId>querydsl-sql</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+      <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+      <scope>optional</scope>
     </dependency>      
 
     <!-- test -->