diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/kibana.json
index 01a668403ffc90..bc1a808d500e09 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/kibana.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "8.0.0",
   "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
   "optionalPlugins": [
+    "security",
     "usageCollection"
   ],
   "configPath": ["xpack", "reporting"],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/core.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/core.ts
index edf49d74e184de..e7786b3b753fbf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/core.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/core.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface ReportingInternalSetup {
   licensing: LicensingPluginSetup;
   basePath: BasePath['get'];
   router: IRouter;
-  security: SecurityPluginSetup;
+  security?: SecurityPluginSetup;
 }
 
 interface ReportingInternalStart {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/types.ts
index 499a5c0b027f28..409a89899bee00 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/types.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export type ScreenshotsObservableFn = ({
 
 export interface ReportingSetupDeps {
   licensing: LicensingPluginSetup;
-  security: SecurityPluginSetup;
+  security?: SecurityPluginSetup;
   usageCollection?: UsageCollectionSetup;
 }