diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5323704b2fa..66c238cc0d9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ muzzle-dep-report:
       export PROFILER_COMMAND="-XX:StartFlightRecording=settings=profile,filename=/tmp/${CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG}.jfr,dumponexit=true";
       fi
     - *prepare_test_env
-    - export GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-Xms$GRADLE_MEM -Xmx$GRADLE_MEM $PROFILER_COMMAND -XX:ErrorFile=/tmp/hs_err_pid%p.log -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=/tmp' -Ddatadog.forkedMaxHeapSize=1024M -Ddatadog.forkedMinHeapSize=128M"
+    - export GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-Xms$GRADLE_MEM -Xmx$GRADLE_MEM $PROFILER_COMMAND -XX:ErrorFile=/tmp/hs_err_pid%p.log -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath=/tmp -Djava.util.prefs.userRoot=/tmp/.java/.userPrefs-${CI_JOB_ID}' -Ddatadog.forkedMaxHeapSize=1024M -Ddatadog.forkedMinHeapSize=128M"
     - ./gradlew --version
     - ./gradlew $GRADLE_TARGET $GRADLE_PARAMS -PtestJvm=$testJvm -Pslot=$CI_NODE_INDEX/$CI_NODE_TOTAL $GRADLE_ARGS --continue || $CONTINUE_ON_FAILURE
   after_script: