diff --git a/development/nexus/nexus.info b/development/nexus/nexus.info
index 39eb652dfb..588d49b793 100644
--- a/development/nexus/nexus.info
+++ b/development/nexus/nexus.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="http://www.sonatype.org/downloads/nexus-2.0-bundle.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="e63dc8a99d75d2afdcbf51d86ba74745"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES=""
+REQUIRES="jdk"
 MAINTAINER="Giorgio Peron"
 EMAIL="giorgio.peron@gmail.com"