diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/build.gradle
index 42dc06fcb7d..4b2b6588492 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/build.gradle
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ subprojects { Project subProj ->
     if (subProj.path != ':dd-java-agent:instrumentation:vertx:vertx-redis-client:vertx-redis-client-stubs'
       && subProj.path != ':dd-java-agent:instrumentation:tibco-businessworks:tibco-businessworks-stubs') {
       // don't include the redis or tibco stubs
-      parent_project.dependencies {
-        addProvider("implementation", providers.provider { project(subProj.path) })
-      }
+      parent_project.dependencies.add(
+        "implementation",
+        parent_project.dependencies.project(path: subProj.path)
+        )
     }
   }