diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/build.gradle b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/build.gradle
index 0fa266b03..fac5be584 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/build.gradle
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.xtext.wizard/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = 'Platform-independent component for creating new Xtext projects.'
 
 dependencies {
 	compile project(':org.eclipse.xtext')
-	optional 'args4j:args4j'
+	compile 'args4j:args4j'
 }
 
 sourceSets.main.resources.srcDir 'resources'