diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-actuator-extension/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-actuator-extension/build.gradle
index de4200be38a..20ceef11b9a 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-actuator-extension/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-actuator-extension/build.gradle
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ dependencies {
 
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-webmvc-test"))
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-test"))
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}