diff --git a/dependencymanager/annotation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/annotation/api/BundleDependency.java b/dependencymanager/annotation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/annotation/api/BundleDependency.java
index b134b44..3e301a2 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/annotation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/annotation/api/BundleDependency.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/annotation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/annotation/api/BundleDependency.java
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
  * public class SCR {
  *     &#64;BundleDependency(required = false,
  *                       removed = "unloadServiceComponents", 
- *                       filter = "(Service-Component=*)")
+ *                       filter = "(Service-Component=*)"
+ *                       stateMask = Bundle.ACTIVE)
  *     void loadServiceComponents(Bundle b) {
  *         String descriptorPaths = (String) b.getHeaders().get("Service-Component");
  *         // load all service component specified in the XML descriptorPaths files ...