diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ImageIOProcessor.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ImageIOProcessor.java
index a29dc88920fc1..5cd6743caed4f 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ImageIOProcessor.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/ImageIOProcessor.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ List<RuntimeInitializedClassBuildItem> runtimeInitImageIOClasses() {
         // (See https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/12535)
         return Arrays.asList(
                 new RuntimeInitializedClassBuildItem("javax.imageio.ImageTypeSpecifier"),
-                new RuntimeInitializedClassBuildItem("com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEG$JCS"));
+                new RuntimeInitializedClassBuildItem("com.sun.imageio.plugins.jpeg.JPEG$JCS"),
+                new RuntimeInitializedClassBuildItem("java.awt.image.AreaAveragingScaleFilter"));
     }
 }