diff --git a/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/ChangeDependencyConfiguration.java b/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/ChangeDependencyConfiguration.java
index 371acda3914..f7e1674bd3d 100644
--- a/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/ChangeDependencyConfiguration.java
+++ b/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/ChangeDependencyConfiguration.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public String getInstanceNameSuffix() {
     @Override
     public String getDescription() {
         return "A common example is the need to change `compile` to `api`/`implementation` as " +
-               "[part of the move](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/upgrading_version_6.html) to Gradle 7.x and later.";
+                "[part of the move](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/upgrading_version_6.html) to Gradle 7.x and later.";
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ public J.MethodInvocation visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, Execu
                 GradleDependency.Matcher gradleDependencyMatcher = new GradleDependency.Matcher()
                         .configuration(configuration);
 
-                if (!gradleDependencyMatcher.get(getCursor()).isPresent() && !dependencyDsl.matches(m)) {
+                boolean matchesConfiguration = gradleDependencyMatcher.get(getCursor()).isPresent();
+                if (!matchesConfiguration && configuration != null) {
+                    return m;
+                }
+                if (!matchesConfiguration && !dependencyDsl.matches(m)) {
                     return m;
                 }