diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e77586bd7..1e4c598f3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Bundle-Version: 4.1.0.qualifier
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Provider-Name
+Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Import-Package: org.apache.http;version="[4.1.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.client;version="[4.1.0,5.0.0)",
  org.apache.http.client.methods;version="[4.1.0,5.0.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 73221e49c..949d93cbc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http
 Bundle-Version: 4.1.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
+Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Import-Package: javax.servlet;version="[2.5.0,3.2.0)",
  javax.servlet.http;version="[2.5.0,3.2.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d0ce55a24..3c6c8ab02 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.junit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.junit
 Bundle-Version: 4.1.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
+Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Import-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.api;version="[4.1.0,4.2.0)",
  org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors;version="[4.1.0,4.2.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 976e5a0d2..1bb06f400 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: %plugin_name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit.pgm
 Bundle-Version: 4.1.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
+Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Import-Package: org.apache.commons.compress.archivers;version="[1.3,2.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c12d7032a..413567cda 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jgit
 Bundle-Version: 4.1.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %provider_name
+Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jgit.api;version="4.1.0";
   uses:="org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk,
    org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter,