diff --git a/distribution/bwc/build.gradle b/distribution/bwc/build.gradle
index 5284d7674a1b3..0387204067a58 100644
--- a/distribution/bwc/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/bwc/build.gradle
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ subprojects {
     } else {
       executable new File(checkoutDir, 'gradlew').toString()
     }
-    args ":distribution:deb:assemble", ":distribution:rpm:assemble", ":distribution:zip:assemble", "-Dbuild.snapshot=${System.getProperty('build.snapshot') ?: 'true'}"
+    args ":distribution:deb:assemble", ":distribution:rpm:assemble", ":distribution:zip:assemble", "-Dbuild.snapshot=true"
     final LogLevel logLevel = gradle.startParameter.logLevel
     if ([LogLevel.QUIET, LogLevel.WARN, LogLevel.INFO, LogLevel.DEBUG].contains(logLevel)) {
       args "--${logLevel.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)}"