diff --git a/benchmarks/build.gradle b/benchmarks/build.gradle
index a31d55b2d3..a91c7b26e1 100644
--- a/benchmarks/build.gradle
+++ b/benchmarks/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jmh {
     includeTests = true
 }
 
+configurations {
+    alpnagent
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compile project(':grpc-core'),
             project(':grpc-netty'),
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ dependencies {
             libraries.netty_epoll,
             libraries.math
     compileOnly libraries.javax_annotation
+    alpnagent libraries.jetty_alpn_agent
 }
 
 import net.ltgt.gradle.errorprone.CheckSeverity
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5360313afd..dbc0da1ee0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ subprojects {
 
     // Define a separate configuration for managing the dependency on Jetty ALPN agent.
     configurations {
-        alpnagent
-
         compile {
             // Detect Maven Enforcer's dependencyConvergence failures. We only
             // care for artifacts used as libraries by others.
@@ -239,9 +237,6 @@ subprojects {
         testCompile libraries.junit,
                 libraries.mockito,
                 libraries.truth
-
-        // Configuration for modules that use Jetty ALPN agent
-        alpnagent libraries.jetty_alpn_agent
     }
 
     // Disable JavaDoc doclint on Java 8. It's annoying.
diff --git a/interop-testing/build.gradle b/interop-testing/build.gradle
index a1709c1964..2178705c43 100644
--- a/interop-testing/build.gradle
+++ b/interop-testing/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ plugins {
 description = "gRPC: Integration Testing"
 startScripts.enabled = false
 
+configurations {
+    alpnagent
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compile project(':grpc-alts'),
             project(':grpc-auth'),
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
             project(':grpc-grpclb')
     testCompile project(':grpc-context').sourceSets.test.output,
             libraries.mockito
+    alpnagent libraries.jetty_alpn_agent
 }
 
 configureProtoCompilation()
diff --git a/netty/build.gradle b/netty/build.gradle
index 60b7d8a750..2143c3cd47 100644
--- a/netty/build.gradle
+++ b/netty/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 description = "gRPC: Netty"
+
+configurations {
+    alpnagent
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compile project(':grpc-core'),
             libraries.netty,
@@ -18,6 +23,7 @@ dependencies {
             libraries.conscrypt,
             libraries.netty_epoll
     signature "org.codehaus.mojo.signature:java17:1.0@signature"
+    alpnagent libraries.jetty_alpn_agent
 }
 
 import net.ltgt.gradle.errorprone.CheckSeverity