diff --git a/.circleci/config.continue.yml.j2 b/.circleci/config.continue.yml.j2
index ca4d78856e7..987a2079d0e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.continue.yml.j2
+++ b/.circleci/config.continue.yml.j2
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
             ./gradlew resolveAndLockAll --write-locks &&
 {% endif %}
             MAVEN_OPTS="-Xms64M -Xmx256M"
-            GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-Xmx2560M -Xms2560M -XX:ErrorFile=/tmp/hs_err_pid%p.log -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=/tmp'"
+            GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-Xmx2560M -Xms2560M -Dkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process -XX:ErrorFile=/tmp/hs_err_pid%p.log -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=/tmp'"
             ./gradlew clean
             << parameters.gradleTarget >>
             -PskipTests