diff --git a/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/properties/deployment/ElytronPropertiesProcessor.java b/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/properties/deployment/ElytronPropertiesProcessor.java
index 40c7f439a0552..5186a83b05afb 100644
--- a/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/properties/deployment/ElytronPropertiesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/properties/deployment/ElytronPropertiesProcessor.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class ElytronPropertiesProcessor {
     private static final String ROLES_PREFIX = "quarkus.security.embedded.roles";
 
     SecurityUsersConfig propertiesConfig;
-    MPRealmRuntimeConfig runtimeConfig;
 
     @BuildStep
     FeatureBuildItem feature() {
@@ -102,7 +101,8 @@ ElytronPasswordMarkerBuildItem marker() {
     @BuildStep
     @Record(ExecutionTime.RUNTIME_INIT)
     void configureMPRealmConfig(ElytronPropertiesFileRecorder recorder,
-            BuildProducer<SecurityRealmBuildItem> securityRealm) throws Exception {
+            BuildProducer<SecurityRealmBuildItem> securityRealm,
+            MPRealmRuntimeConfig runtimeConfig) throws Exception {
         if (propertiesConfig.embedded.enabled) {
             MPRealmConfig realmConfig = propertiesConfig.embedded;
             log.info("Configuring from MPRealmConfig");
diff --git a/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/runtime/MPRealmRuntimeConfig.java b/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/runtime/MPRealmRuntimeConfig.java
index 13bba593f3b4e..31d8fc590a491 100644
--- a/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/runtime/MPRealmRuntimeConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/elytron-security-properties-file/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/elytron/security/runtime/MPRealmRuntimeConfig.java
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigItem;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigPhase;
 import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigRoot;
 
 /**
  * Configuration information used to populate a {@linkplain org.wildfly.security.auth.realm.SimpleMapBackedSecurityRealm}
  * }
  */
-@ConfigRoot(name = "security.users.embedded")
+@ConfigRoot(name = "security.users.embedded", phase = ConfigPhase.RUN_TIME)
 public class MPRealmRuntimeConfig {
 
     /**