diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependencies.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependencies.java
index f5a8d173ba..78a1f25377 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependencies.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/classpath/CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependencies.java
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ public class CheckClasspathForProhibitedDependencies extends DefaultTask {
 		if (group.startsWith("org.jboss.spec")) {
 			return true;
 		}
+		if (group.equals("org.apache.geronimo.specs")) {
+			return true;
+		}
 		return false;
 	}