diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9095b5723..28fb5c872 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ ext.libraries = [
         mockneat       : "net.andreinc:mockneat:0.4.8",
         nettyBuffer    : "io.netty:netty-buffer:${versions.nettyVersion}",
         nettyCodec     : "io.netty:netty-codec-http:${versions.nettyVersion}",
+        nettyEpoll     : "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:${versions.nettyVersion}:linux-x86_64",
         rxJava         : "io.reactivex:rxjava:1.3.8",
         rxNettyShaded  : "com.netflix:mantis-rxnetty:0.4.19.1",
         slf4jApi       : "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${versions.slf4j}",
diff --git a/mantis-common/build.gradle b/mantis-common/build.gradle
index 55dcc2960..6b8d2e5ef 100644
--- a/mantis-common/build.gradle
+++ b/mantis-common/build.gradle
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     api project(":mantis-common-serde")
     api libraries.nettyCodec
     api libraries.nettyBuffer
-    api group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-epoll', classifier: 'linux-x86_64', version: nettyVersion
+    api libraries.nettyEpoll
     api libraries.snappyJava
     api libraries.jctools