diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 244bc18946..aafc2a68ef 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -62,20 +62,6 @@ configure([rootProject] + javaProjects) { project ->
 		matching { it.name.endsWith("Classpath") }.all { it.extendsFrom(dependencyManagement) }
 	}
 
-	test {
-		useJUnitPlatform()
-		include(["**/*Tests.class", "**/*Test.class"])
-		systemProperty("java.awt.headless", "true")
-		systemProperty("testGroups", project.properties.get("testGroups"))
-		systemProperty("io.netty.leakDetection.level", "paranoid")
-		systemProperty("io.netty5.leakDetectionLevel", "paranoid")
-		systemProperty("io.netty5.leakDetection.targetRecords", "32")
-		systemProperty("io.netty5.buffer.lifecycleTracingEnabled", "true")
-		systemProperty("io.netty5.buffer.leakDetectionEnabled", "true")
-		jvmArgs(["--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
-				 "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED"])
-	}
-
 
 	dependencies {
 		dependencyManagement(enforcedPlatform(dependencies.project(path: ":framework-platform")))
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/TestConventions.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/TestConventions.java
index 6f949bf43d..b3faae547b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/TestConventions.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/build/TestConventions.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.build;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test;
@@ -41,11 +43,36 @@ class TestConventions {
 
 	private void configureTestConventions(Project project) {
 		project.getTasks().withType(Test.class,
-				test -> project.getPlugins().withType(TestRetryPlugin.class, testRetryPlugin -> {
-					TestRetryTaskExtension testRetry = test.getExtensions().getByType(TestRetryTaskExtension.class);
-					testRetry.getFailOnPassedAfterRetry().set(true);
-					testRetry.getMaxRetries().set(isCi() ? 3 : 0);
-				}));
+				test -> {
+					configureTests(project, test);
+					configureTestRetryPlugin(project, test);
+				});
+	}
+
+	private void configureTests(Project project, Test test) {
+		test.useJUnitPlatform();
+		test.include("**/*Tests.class", "**/*Test.class");
+		test.setSystemProperties(Map.of(
+				"java.awt.headless", "true",
+				"io.netty.leakDetection.level", "paranoid",
+				"io.netty5.leakDetectionLevel", "paranoid",
+				"io.netty5.leakDetection.targetRecords", "32",
+				"io.netty5.buffer.lifecycleTracingEnabled", "true"
+		));
+		if (project.hasProperty("testGroups")) {
+			test.systemProperty("testGroups", project.getProperties().get("testGroups"));
+		}
+		test.jvmArgs("--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
+				"--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED",
+				"-Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT");
+	}
+
+	private void configureTestRetryPlugin(Project project, Test test) {
+		project.getPlugins().withType(TestRetryPlugin.class, testRetryPlugin -> {
+			TestRetryTaskExtension testRetry = test.getExtensions().getByType(TestRetryTaskExtension.class);
+			testRetry.getFailOnPassedAfterRetry().set(true);
+			testRetry.getMaxRetries().set(isCi() ? 3 : 0);
+		});
 	}
 
 	private boolean isCi() {