diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts
index 7d0431d5f3f..ae0bfc79d3d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/common-configuration.gradle.kts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fun Project.configureKotlinCompilationOptions() {
     plugins.withType<KotlinBasePluginWrapper> {
         val commonCompilerArgs = listOfNotNull(
             "-opt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn",
-            "-progressive".takeIf { hasProperty("test.progressive.mode") }
+            "-progressive".takeIf { getBooleanProperty("test.progressive.mode") ?: false }
         )
 
         val kotlinLanguageVersion: String by rootProject.extra