diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-web-application-type/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-web-application-type/build.gradle
index 3d40e01d4a7..e0ae1808344 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-web-application-type/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-web-application-type/build.gradle
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-test"))
 }
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}