diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testfixtures/TestFixturesPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testfixtures/TestFixturesPlugin.java
index ed185e22a6c..26f99a9d62e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testfixtures/TestFixturesPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testfixtures/TestFixturesPlugin.java
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ public class TestFixturesPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     @Input
     public boolean dockerComposeSupported(Project project) {
         // Don't look for docker-compose on the PATH yet that would pick up on Windows as well
-        return
-            project.file("/usr/local/bin/docker-compose").exists() == false &&
-            project.file("/usr/bin/docker-compose").exists() == false &&
-            Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("tests.fixture.enabled", "true")) == false;
+        final boolean hasDockerCompose = project.file("/usr/local/bin/docker-compose").exists() ||
+            project.file("/usr/bin/docker-compose").exists();
+        return hasDockerCompose && Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("tests.fixture.enabled", "true"));
     }
 
     private void setSystemProperty(Task task, String name, Object value) {