diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/module-info.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 01a612c50a..abbc8dcd82 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module org.jooq {
     requires static java.logging;
 
     // Nullability annotations for better Kotlin interop
-    requires static org.jetbrains.annotations;
+    requires static transitive org.jetbrains.annotations;
 
     requires transitive org.reactivestreams;
     requires transitive r2dbc.spi;