diff --git a/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java b/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java
index 0f56f8b..6937206 100644
--- a/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java
+++ b/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if ( bundleClassPath.length() > 0 )
+        if ( analyzer.getProperty( Analyzer.WAB ) == null && bundleClassPath.length() > 0 )
         {
             // set explicit default before merging dependency classpath
             if ( analyzer.getProperty( Analyzer.BUNDLE_CLASSPATH ) == null )