diff --git a/buildSrc/settings.gradle b/buildSrc/settings.gradle
index b1c9621170f..a2e82d6c13e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/settings.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/settings.gradle
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ class LocalBuildPropertiesProvider {
     }
     
     Boolean getBoolean(String name) {
-        return Boolean.parseBoolean(getString(name).trim())
+        def property = getString(name)
+        if (property == null) {
+            return false
+        } else {
+            return Boolean.parseBoolean(property.trim())
+        }
     }
 }