diff --git a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
index 2c54ed789..b8289c1f1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_message_transformation/src/emqx_message_transformation.app.src
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     {mod, {emqx_message_transformation_app, []}},
     {applications, [
         kernel,
-        stdlib
+        stdlib,
+        emqx
     ]},
     {env, []},
     {modules, []},