diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-parent-context/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-parent-context/build.gradle
index 578eb14c6a5..459864708ae 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-parent-context/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-parent-context/build.gradle
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-test"))
 	testImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility")
 }
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}