diff --git a/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/module-info.java b/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 9a5016ff39..a4a1502ee8 100644
--- a/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/vertx-web-client/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   requires io.netty.codec.http;
   requires static io.vertx.auth.oauth2;
   requires io.vertx.uritemplate;
+  requires io.vertx.core;
   requires io.vertx.web.common;
   requires io.netty.common;