diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 2001330c2c1..e8eed406066 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@
 				<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
 				<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+				<artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+				<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 				<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
index 609aa23813a..97bb7fc4e50 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>