diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 97a463abbefd..24ce36deeb16 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
   <name>Spark Project Core</name>
   <url>http://spark.apache.org/</url>
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
+      <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
       <artifactId>avro-mapred</artifactId>