diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.datastax.oss/java-driver-core/native-image.properties b/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.datastax.oss/java-driver-core/native-image.properties
index b2fb10d32c8..7900d35f81a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.datastax.oss/java-driver-core/native-image.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/com.datastax.oss/java-driver-core/native-image.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ Args=-H:IncludeResources=reference\\.conf \
   -H:IncludeResources=application\\.properties \
   -H:IncludeResources=.*Driver\\.properties \
   -H:DynamicProxyConfigurationResources=${.}/proxy.json \
-  -H:ReflectionConfigurationResources=${.}/reflection.json
+  -H:ReflectionConfigurationResources=${.}/reflection.json \
+  --initialize-at-build-time=com.datastax.oss.driver.internal.core.util.Dependency