diff --git a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-aspectj/build.gradle b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-aspectj/build.gradle
index 304ccda1e47..fa4508cf834 100644
--- a/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-aspectj/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/spring-boot-smoke-test-aspectj/build.gradle
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-aspectj"))
 
 	testImplementation(project(":starter:spring-boot-starter-test"))
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+tasks.named("compileTestJava") {
+	options.nullability.checking = "tests"
+}