diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-graphql/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-graphql/build.gradle
index 79065935e70..109fc3fe779 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-graphql/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-graphql/build.gradle
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testRuntimeOnly("org.springframework:spring-webflux")
 }
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}