diff --git a/dependencymanager/org.apache.felix.dependencymanager/src/org/apache/felix/dm/impl/ConfigurationDependencyImpl.java b/dependencymanager/org.apache.felix.dependencymanager/src/org/apache/felix/dm/impl/ConfigurationDependencyImpl.java
index 3288216..1ada77f 100644
--- a/dependencymanager/org.apache.felix.dependencymanager/src/org/apache/felix/dm/impl/ConfigurationDependencyImpl.java
+++ b/dependencymanager/org.apache.felix.dependencymanager/src/org/apache/felix/dm/impl/ConfigurationDependencyImpl.java
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@
  * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
  */
 public class ConfigurationDependencyImpl extends AbstractDependency<ConfigurationDependency> implements ConfigurationDependency, ManagedService {
-    // Our fields are not volatile because they are "safely published" using the DM thread model (based on a Concurrent queue).
     private Dictionary<String, Object> m_settings;
 	private String m_pid;
 	private ServiceRegistration m_registration;
-	private Class<?> m_configType;
+	private volatile Class<?> m_configType;
     private MetaTypeProviderImpl m_metaType;
 	private final AtomicBoolean m_updateInvokedCache = new AtomicBoolean();
 	private final Logger m_logger;