diff --git a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.nullaway-conventions.gradle.kts b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.nullaway-conventions.gradle.kts
index 2b41ad72a6c0..7181778b53ef 100644
--- a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.nullaway-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.nullaway-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ nullaway {
 
 tasks {
   withType<JavaCompile>().configureEach {
+    options.errorprone {
+      // workaround for https://github.com/google/error-prone/issues/5387
+      check("RequireExplicitNullMarking", CheckSeverity.OFF)
+    }
     options.errorprone.nullaway {
       if (name.contains("test", ignoreCase = true)) {
         disable()
@@ -30,4 +34,3 @@ tasks {
     }
   }
 }
-