diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/build.gradle b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/build.gradle
index 0fd5b0064fa7d..1851e2f449da0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/build.gradle
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ tasks.named('checkstyleMain').configure {
   excludes = [ "**/*.java.st" ]
 }
 
-spotlessJava.dependsOn stringTemplates
+tasks.named("spotlessJava") { dependsOn stringTemplates }
 
 spotless {
   java {