diff --git a/modules/lang-painless/build.gradle b/modules/lang-painless/build.gradle
index 9383aacfeb3b6..240e509373e3a 100644
--- a/modules/lang-painless/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/lang-painless/build.gradle
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ testClusters.all {
 configurations {
   spi
   compileOnlyApi.extendsFrom(spi)
+  if (isEclipse) {
+    // Eclipse buildship doesn't know about compileOnlyApi
+    api.extendsFrom(spi)
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {