diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitializationTests.java b/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitializationTests.java
index 80c7d0d77d449..3b9f664297651 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitializationTests.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitializationTests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.endsWith;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.startsWith;
 
+@ESTestCase.WithoutSecurityManager
 public class EntitlementInitializationTests extends ESTestCase {
 
     private static PathLookup TEST_PATH_LOOKUP;