diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 9c7af71867..850311c5f4 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class AkkaParent(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
     val guicey = "org.guiceyfruit" % "guice-all" % "2.0" % "compile"
     val aopalliance = "aopalliance" % "aopalliance" % "1.0" % "compile"
     val protobuf = "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "2.3.0" % "compile"
-    val multiverse = "org.multiverse" % "multiverse-alpha" % MULTIVERSE_VERSION % "compile"
+    val multiverse = "org.multiverse" % "multiverse-alpha" % MULTIVERSE_VERSION % "compile" intransitive()
     val jgroups = "jgroups" % "jgroups" % "2.9.0.GA" % "compile"
 
     // testing