diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index 29f4a4b9ffc79041bfcb0079f6e4197afe204d4e..ab96cfa18be16d4ce5f7d4f58e6a8920c06fb5a8 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ object SparkBuild extends Build {
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
         "io.netty"          % "netty-all"       % "4.0.0.CR1",
         "org.eclipse.jetty" % "jetty-server"    % "7.6.8.v20121106",
+        /** Workaround for SPARK-959. Dependency used by org.eclipse.jetty. Fixed in ivy 2.3.0. */
+        "org.eclipse.jetty.orbit" % "javax.servlet" % "2.5.0.v201103041518" artifacts Artifact("javax.servlet", "jar", "jar"),
         "org.scalatest"    %% "scalatest"       % "1.9.1"  % "test",
         "org.scalacheck"   %% "scalacheck"      % "1.10.0" % "test",
         "com.novocode"      % "junit-interface" % "0.9"    % "test",