diff --git a/deps/pom.xml b/deps/pom.xml
index be30c9ad16a..5b8c632c15e 100644
--- a/deps/pom.xml
+++ b/deps/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@
       <artifactId>axis2-ant-plugin</artifactId>
       <version>1.4.1</version>
     </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
+    <!-- For vmware-base -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.axis</groupId>
+      <artifactId>axis</artifactId>
+      <version>${cs.axis.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+ </dependencies>
   <build>
     <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
     <plugins>