diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/hint/RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/hint/RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin.java
index f8f4a513f5e..8f481c8186e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/hint/RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/hint/RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test;
  * {@link Plugin} that configures the {@code RuntimeHints} Java agent to test tasks.
  *
  * @author Brian Clozel
+ * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  */
 public class RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public class RuntimeHintsAgentPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 				});
 				test.include("**/*Tests.class", "**/*Test.class");
 				test.systemProperty("java.awt.headless", "true");
+				test.systemProperty("org.graalvm.nativeimage.imagecode", "runtime");
 			});
 			project.afterEvaluate(p -> {
 				Jar jar = project.getRootProject().project("spring-core-test").getTasks().withType(Jar.class).named("jar").get();