diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/build.gradle b/elasticsearch/x-pack/build.gradle
index 5e8b7fa9ab2..339adc5fa72 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/build.gradle
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/build.gradle
@@ -139,3 +139,14 @@ task testJar(type: Jar) {
 artifacts {
     testArtifacts testJar
 }
+
+// classes are missing, e.g. com.ibm.icu.lang.UCharacter
+thirdPartyAudit.lenient = true
+thirdPartyAudit.excludes = [
+    // uses internal java api: sun.misc.Unsafe
+    'com.google.common.cache.Striped64',
+    'com.google.common.cache.Striped64$1',
+    'com.google.common.cache.Striped64$Cell',
+    'com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedBytes$LexicographicalComparatorHolder$UnsafeComparator',
+    'com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedBytes$LexicographicalComparatorHolder$UnsafeComparator$1',
+]