diff --git a/gradle/publish.gradle b/gradle/publish.gradle
index 699e130ed22..a975be8a06b 100644
--- a/gradle/publish.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish.gradle
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ publishing {
               def dependenciesNode = xml.asNode().appendNode('dependencies')
 
               project.configurations.api.allDependencies.each {
-                if ((it instanceof ProjectDependency) || !(it instanceof SelfResolvingDependency)) {
+                if (it instanceof ProjectDependency || it instanceof ExternalModuleDependency) {
                   def dependencyNode = dependenciesNode.appendNode('dependency')
                   dependencyNode.appendNode('groupId', it.group)
                   dependencyNode.appendNode('artifactId', it.name)