diff --git a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-cli/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-cli/build.gradle.kts
index e6ecdd08e8c..9a4e7e6146e 100644
--- a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@ projectTest {
     useJUnitPlatform()
     workingDir = rootDir
     dependsOn(":dist")
+    val jdkHome = project.getToolchainJdkHomeFor(JdkMajorVersion.JDK_1_8)
+    doFirst {
+        environment("JAVA_HOME", jdkHome.get())
+    }
 }