diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 9e7864b3f..ab41a08ee 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ defmodule Ejabberd.MixProject do
 
   def application do
     [mod: {:ejabberd_app, []},
-     extra_applications: [:mix],
-     applications: [:idna, :inets, :kernel, :sasl, :ssl, :stdlib,
+     applications: [:idna, :inets, :kernel, :sasl, :ssl, :stdlib, :mix,
                     :base64url, :fast_tls, :fast_xml, :fast_yaml, :jiffy, :jose,
                     :p1_utils, :stringprep, :syntax_tools, :yconf],
      included_applications: [:mnesia, :os_mon,