diff --git a/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocHateoasConfiguration.java b/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocHateoasConfiguration.java
index 232be2f3e..313c118d7 100644
--- a/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocHateoasConfiguration.java
+++ b/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/src/main/java/org/springdoc/core/configuration/SpringDocHateoasConfiguration.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 @Lazy(false)
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 @ConditionalOnExpression("${springdoc.api-docs.enabled:true} and ${springdoc.enable-hateoas:true}")
-@ConditionalOnClass(LinkRelationProvider.class)
+@ConditionalOnClass({LinkRelationProvider.class, HateoasProperties.class})
 @ConditionalOnWebApplication
 @ConditionalOnBean(SpringDocConfiguration.class)
 public class SpringDocHateoasConfiguration {