diff --git a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/module-info.java b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 431f40fc8b..d346cbc645 100644
--- a/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/jOOQ-meta/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module org.jooq.meta {
     requires transitive org.jooq;
 
     // Nullability annotations for better Kotlin interop
-    requires static org.jetbrains.annotations;
+    requires static transitive org.jetbrains.annotations;
 
     // JAXB is used optionally for loading a variety of XML content, including
     // - Settings (org.jooq.conf)
diff --git a/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/src/main/java/module-info.java b/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 897b70ed2d..33e63abe03 100644
--- a/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/jOOQ-postgres-extensions/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module org.jooq.postgres.extensions {
     requires transitive org.jooq;
 
     // Nullability annotations for better Kotlin interop
-    requires static org.jetbrains.annotations;
+    requires static transitive org.jetbrains.annotations;
 
     // Vendor specific JDBC drivers
     requires static org.postgresql.jdbc;