diff --git a/srcpkgs/Apktool/template b/srcpkgs/Apktool/template
index 906b04eb204..4ba213addb5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Apktool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Apktool/template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.
 checksum=1c1ac3add61c5d9043b5efdb228fbd2be7c3bd329bb6ed82228eedacef90bcb9
 
 do_build() {
-	gradle build shadowJar
+	gradle --no-daemon build shadowJar
 }
 
 do_install() {