diff --git a/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/deployment/GrpcServerProcessor.java b/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/deployment/GrpcServerProcessor.java
index ba8fe24417ab5..bd2b6a848dcc3 100644
--- a/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/deployment/GrpcServerProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/grpc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/grpc/deployment/GrpcServerProcessor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.AdditionalBeanBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.AnnotationsTransformerBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.CustomScopeAnnotationsBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.SyntheticBeansRuntimeInitBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.ValidationPhaseBuildItem;
 import io.quarkus.arc.processor.AnnotationsTransformer;
 import io.quarkus.arc.processor.BeanInfo;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 import io.quarkus.deployment.IsNormal;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildProducer;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.Consume;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.ExecutionTime;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.Record;
 import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.BytecodeTransformerBuildItem;
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@ void registerBeans(BuildProducer<AdditionalBeanBuildItem> beans,
 
     @BuildStep
     @Record(value = ExecutionTime.RUNTIME_INIT)
+    @Consume(SyntheticBeansRuntimeInitBuildItem.class)
     ServiceStartBuildItem initializeServer(GrpcServerRecorder recorder, GrpcConfiguration config,
             ShutdownContextBuildItem shutdown, List<BindableServiceBuildItem> bindables,
             LaunchModeBuildItem launchModeBuildItem,