diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy
index fffbcd273dcb7..cbaf4b77a16df 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class BuildPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         if (ext.get('buildDocker')) {
             (ext.get('requiresDocker') as List<Task>).add(task)
         } else {
-            task.enabled = false
+            task.onlyIf { false }
         }
     }