diff --git a/querydsl-root/pom.xml b/querydsl-root/pom.xml
index 18850f120..9e6f254d9 100644
--- a/querydsl-root/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-root/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.2</version>
+      <version>1.5.2</version>
+	  <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>    
 
     <dependency>