diff --git a/tomee/tomee-microprofile/mp-common/pom.xml b/tomee/tomee-microprofile/mp-common/pom.xml
index 2341854ef5e..e818ccc998d 100644
--- a/tomee/tomee-microprofile/mp-common/pom.xml
+++ b/tomee/tomee-microprofile/mp-common/pom.xml
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@
       <groupId>io.smallrye</groupId>
       <artifactId>smallrye-fault-tolerance</artifactId>
       <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jakarta.enterprise.cdi-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>*</groupId>
           <artifactId>microprofile-fault-tolerance-api</artifactId>