diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchTestBasePlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchTestBasePlugin.java
index fa75a2011ab90..652f68f07993c 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchTestBasePlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/ElasticsearchTestBasePlugin.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public void execute(Task t) {
                 "tests.artifact",
                 project.getName(),
                 "tests.security.manager",
-                "true",
+                "false",
                 "jna.nosys",
                 "true"
             );