diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/build.gradle
index f906de163bf..3c1d96e2fab 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testRuntimeOnly("org.yaml:snakeyaml")
 }
 
-task copyIntTestDependencies(type: Copy) {
+task syncIntTestDependencies(type: Sync) {
 	destinationDir = file("${buildDir}/dependencies")
 	from {
 		configurations.intTestDependencies
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ task copyIntTestDependencies(type: Copy) {
 }
 
 intTest {
-	dependsOn copyIntTestDependencies
+	dependsOn syncIntTestDependencies
 }