diff --git a/webserver/sse/src/main/java/module-info.java b/webserver/sse/src/main/java/module-info.java
index d3c9fcd3ef1..5bd5d8ab346 100644
--- a/webserver/sse/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/webserver/sse/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
     requires static io.helidon.common.features.api;
 
-    requires io.helidon.common.socket;
     requires transitive io.helidon.common;
+    requires transitive io.helidon.common.socket;
     requires transitive io.helidon.http.sse;
     requires transitive io.helidon.webserver;