diff --git a/module/spring-boot-rsocket/build.gradle b/module/spring-boot-rsocket/build.gradle
index f220eeffa22..f06edc6aa31 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-rsocket/build.gradle
+++ b/module/spring-boot-rsocket/build.gradle
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ dependencies {
 
 	compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305")
 
-	implementation("org.springframework:spring-web")
-
 	optional(project(":core:spring-boot-autoconfigure"))
 	optional(project(":module:spring-boot-jackson"))
 	optional(project(":module:spring-boot-reactor-netty"))
 	optional("io.rsocket:rsocket-transport-netty")
+	optional("org.springframework:spring-web")
 	optional("tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor")
 
 	testImplementation(project(":core:spring-boot-test"))
diff --git a/starter/spring-boot-starter-rsocket/build.gradle b/starter/spring-boot-starter-rsocket/build.gradle
index 32d0ba7fc08..0a8b46a4c0f 100644
--- a/starter/spring-boot-starter-rsocket/build.gradle
+++ b/starter/spring-boot-starter-rsocket/build.gradle
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ dependencies {
 	api(project(":module:spring-boot-rsocket"))
 
 	api("io.rsocket:rsocket-transport-netty")
+	api("org.springframework:spring-web")
 	api("tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor")
 }