diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml
index c88d4a7c83b54..d3a6a3bae917b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
       <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-dbutils</groupId>