diff --git a/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
index 9b8ceb49f4c7..26b587e868e3 100644
--- a/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 base.archivesName.set("${base.archivesName.get()}-autoconfigure")
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation(project(":javaagent-bootstrap"))
+  compileOnly(project(":javaagent-bootstrap"))
   library("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.17.0")
 
   testImplementation(project(":instrumentation:log4j:log4j-context-data:log4j-context-data-common:testing"))
diff --git a/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/log4j/contextdata/v2_17/OpenTelemetryContextDataProvider.java b/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/log4j/contextdata/v2_17/OpenTelemetryContextDataProvider.java
index 2ce6e3126ac5..0ffe9258d749 100644
--- a/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/log4j/contextdata/v2_17/OpenTelemetryContextDataProvider.java
+++ b/instrumentation/log4j/log4j-context-data/log4j-context-data-2.17/library-autoconfigure/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/log4j/contextdata/v2_17/OpenTelemetryContextDataProvider.java
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
  * #supplyContextData()} is called when a log entry is created.
  */
 public class OpenTelemetryContextDataProvider implements ContextDataProvider {
+
+  private boolean configuredResourceAttributeAccessible;
+
+  public OpenTelemetryContextDataProvider() {
+    try {
+      Class.forName("io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.ConfiguredResourceAttributesHolder");
+      this.configuredResourceAttributeAccessible = true;
+
+    } catch (ClassNotFoundException ok) {
+      this.configuredResourceAttributeAccessible = false;
+    }
+  }
+
   private static final boolean BAGGAGE_ENABLED =
       ConfigPropertiesUtil.getBoolean("otel.instrumentation.log4j-context-data.add-baggage", false);
 
@@ -48,7 +61,10 @@ public Map<String, String> supplyContextData() {
     contextData.put(TRACE_ID, spanContext.getTraceId());
     contextData.put(SPAN_ID, spanContext.getSpanId());
     contextData.put(TRACE_FLAGS, spanContext.getTraceFlags().asHex());
-    contextData.putAll(ConfiguredResourceAttributesHolder.getResourceAttributes());
+
+    if (configuredResourceAttributeAccessible) {
+      contextData.putAll(ConfiguredResourceAttributesHolder.getResourceAttributes());
+    }
 
     if (BAGGAGE_ENABLED) {
       Baggage baggage = Baggage.fromContext(context);