diff --git a/sbt-shading/src/sbt-test/sbt-shading/shading/build.sbt b/sbt-shading/src/sbt-test/sbt-shading/shading/build.sbt
index c125c822d..29093ea2d 100644
--- a/sbt-shading/src/sbt-test/sbt-shading/shading/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-shading/src/sbt-test/sbt-shading/shading/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 enablePlugins(coursier.ShadingPlugin)
 shadingNamespace := "test.shaded"
 
-libraryDependencies += "io.argonaut" %% "argonaut" % "6.2-RC2" % "shaded"
+libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  "io.argonaut" %% "argonaut" % "6.2-RC2" % "shaded",
+  "org.scala-lang" % "scala-reflect" % scalaVersion.value // not shading that one
+)
 
 scalaVersion := "2.11.8"
 organization := "io.get-coursier.test"