diff --git a/.ci/java-versions.properties b/.ci/java-versions.properties
index 9df8850c301..ac8682d9769 100644
--- a/.ci/java-versions.properties
+++ b/.ci/java-versions.properties
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 ES_BUILD_JAVA=openjdk12
 ES_RUNTIME_JAVA=java8
 GRADLE_TASK=build
-
-
+GRADLE_EXTRA_ARGS=--no-parallel