diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 58e76a708..773ecd84f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - checkout
     - run:
-        command: ./gradlew --info --stacktrace check
+        command: ./gradlew --info --stacktrace check -PPKL_JVM_VERSION=11
         name: gradle check
     - run:
         command: |-
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - checkout
     - run:
-        command: ./gradlew --info --stacktrace check
+        command: ./gradlew --info --stacktrace check -PPKL_JVM_VERSION=17
         name: gradle check
     - run:
         command: |-
diff --git a/.circleci/jobs/GradleCheckJob.pkl b/.circleci/jobs/GradleCheckJob.pkl
index 85ba84986..099848407 100644
--- a/.circleci/jobs/GradleCheckJob.pkl
+++ b/.circleci/jobs/GradleCheckJob.pkl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ javaVersion: "11.0"|"17.0"
 steps {
   new Config.RunStep {
     name = "gradle check"
-    command = "./gradlew \(module.gradleArgs) check"
+    command = "./gradlew \(module.gradleArgs) check -PPKL_JVM_VERSION=\(javaVersion.dropLast(2))"
   }
 }