diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 41d4eea30..07ff8bffa 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@
             <filename name="${util.package}/optional/**"/>
             <selector refid="needs.apache-log4j"/>
             <selector refid="needs.commons-logging"/>
+            <selector refid="needs.apache-bcel"/>
             <selector refid="needs.apache-bsf"/>
             <selector refid="needs.apache-regexp"/>
             <selector refid="needs.apache-resolver"/>