diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc/build.gradle
index 5d6fc8f9c6d..66e8c5c3830 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-data-r2dbc/build.gradle
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-test"))
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-webflux-test"))
 }
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}