diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b919c8022d..e180386f4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
         <version.xnio>3.8.0.Final</version.xnio>
         <!-- TODO remove this dependency once xnio upgrades to latest jboss threads -->
         <version.org.jboss.threads>3.1.0.Final</version.org.jboss.threads>
+        <version.org.wildfly.common>1.5.4.Final</version.org.wildfly.common>
 
         <!-- jacoco -->
         <version.org.jacoco>0.7.9</version.org.jacoco>
@@ -448,12 +449,30 @@
                 <groupId>org.jboss.xnio</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xnio-nio</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.xnio}</version>
+                <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.wildfly.common</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>wildfly-common</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.jboss.threads</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jboss-threads</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.org.jboss.threads}</version>
+                <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.wildfly.common</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>wildfly-common</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.wildfly.common</groupId>
+                <artifactId>wildfly-common</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.org.wildfly.common}</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>