diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/CheckstyleConventions.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/CheckstyleConventions.java
index 9f4647e6216..4ae56b9ff30 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/CheckstyleConventions.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/CheckstyleConventions.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class CheckstyleConventions {
 		NoHttpExtension noHttp = project.getExtensions().getByType(NoHttpExtension.class);
 		noHttp.setAllowlistFile(project.file("src/nohttp/allowlist.lines"));
 		noHttp.getSource().exclude("**/test-output/**", "**/.settings/**",
-				"**/.classpath", "**/.project");
+				"**/.classpath", "**/.project", "**/.gradle/**");
 		List<String> buildFolders = List.of("bin", "build", "out");
 		project.allprojects(subproject -> {
 			Path rootPath = project.getRootDir().toPath();