diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 962ec91b65f63..071f77df52bb8 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
                                             <exclude>org.jboss.spec.javax.security.auth.message:jboss-jaspi-api_1.1_spec</exclude>
                                             <exclude>org.jboss.spec.javax.websocket:jboss-websocket-api_1.1_spec</exclude>
                                             <exclude>org.jboss.spec.javax.interceptor:jboss-interceptors-api_1.2_spec</exclude>
+                                            <exclude>org.jboss.spec.javax.el:jboss-el-api_3.0_spec</exclude>
                                             <!-- except for these 2 for now as most of the RESTEasy optional artifacts depend on them
                                             <exclude>org.jboss.spec.javax.ws.rs:jboss-jaxrs-api_2.1_spec</exclude>
                                             <exclude>org.jboss.spec.javax.xml.bind:jboss-jaxb-api_2.3_spec</exclude>
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy-links/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy-links/runtime/pom.xml
index 01c84b0a89efa..e6b18a4191bf4 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy-links/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-classic/resteasy-links/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-links</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <!--
+                jakarta.el:jakara.el-api is coming from CDI
+                we don't add it as a dependency to avoid having to define a version in the BOM
+                -->
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.jboss.spec.javax.el</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jboss-el-api_3.0_spec</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>