diff --git a/org.lflang.lfc/build.gradle b/org.lflang.lfc/build.gradle
index 6c26815eca..5bde33be16 100644
--- a/org.lflang.lfc/build.gradle
+++ b/org.lflang.lfc/build.gradle
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ task buildLfc() {
 
     shadowJar {
         exclude 'test/*'
-        minimize() {
-            exclude(dependency('log4j:log4j:.*'))
-            exclude(dependency('com.google.inject:guice:.*'))
-            exclude(dependency('org.lflang:org.lflang:.*'))
-        }
         transform(com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.transformers.AppendingTransformer){
             resource = 'plugin.properties'
         }
+        // We should use minimize() here to reduce the size of the JAR, but it causes problems
+        // with regard to our Kotlin classes. Since we don't use imports to load them but load
+        // the classes manually, minimize does not see the dependency. While we can add an exclude
+        // rule, this does not seem to work very well and causes problems when compiling for a
+        // second time. Also see https://github.com/lf-lang/lingua-franca/pull/1285
     }
 }