diff --git a/src9/module-info.java b/src9/module-info.java
index 93ebee4..c8f4ece 100644
--- a/src9/module-info.java
+++ b/src9/module-info.java
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ module dorkbox.jna {
 
     requires transitive kotlin.stdlib;
 
+    requires transitive org.slf4j;
+
+    // these are compile only deps
     requires static com.sun.jna;
     requires static com.sun.jna.platform;
-
-    requires static org.slf4j;
 }