diff --git a/fop-events/pom.xml b/fop-events/pom.xml
index 7183d49..ace013b 100644
--- a/fop-events/pom.xml
+++ b/fop-events/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
       <version>${ant.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>