diff --git a/nifi-registry/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml b/nifi-registry/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml
index 9cd5ddd60140..28f2e1a6d42e 100644
--- a/nifi-registry/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-registry/nifi-registry-assembly/pom.xml
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.nifi.registry</groupId>
             <artifactId>nifi-registry-properties-loader</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.el</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.1-b06</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>