diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c28bf4501..515a69eb6d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 					<version>1.6.0</version>
 					<scope>system</scope>
 					<systemPath>${toolsjar}</systemPath>
+					<optional>true</optional>
 				</dependency>
 			</dependencies>
 		</profile>