diff --git a/netty/shaded/build.gradle b/netty/shaded/build.gradle
index 3e52c3e0d9..a1151ca242 100644
--- a/netty/shaded/build.gradle
+++ b/netty/shaded/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ description = "gRPC: Netty Shaded"
 
 sourceSets { testShadow {} }
 
+evaluationDependsOn(':grpc-netty')
+
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':grpc-netty')
     runtimeOnly libraries.netty.tcnative,