diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e9484ecdb..3ea9c441a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
               <instructions>
                 <Export-Package>${project.groupId}.*</Export-Package>
                 <!-- enforce JVM vendor package as optional -->
-                <Import-Package>sun.misc.*;resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
+                <Import-Package>sun.misc.*;resolution:=optional,sun.nio.ch;resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
                 <!-- override "internal" private package convention -->
                 <Private-Package>!*</Private-Package>
               </instructions>