diff --git a/kokoro/linux/aarch64/test_java_aarch64.sh b/kokoro/linux/aarch64/test_java_aarch64.sh
index 72f1c83738be..1fc324a85cf4 100755
--- a/kokoro/linux/aarch64/test_java_aarch64.sh
+++ b/kokoro/linux/aarch64/test_java_aarch64.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ kokoro/linux/aarch64/dockcross_helpers/run_dockcross_manylinux2014_aarch64.sh ko
 
 # the command that will be used to build and test java under an emulator
 # * IsValidUtf8Test and DecodeUtf8Test tests are being skipped because that take very long under an emulator.
-TEST_JAVA_COMMAND="mvn --batch-mode -DskipTests install && mvn --batch-mode -Dtest='**/*Test, !**/*IsValidUtf8Test, !**/*DecodeUtf8Test' -DfailIfNoTests=false surefire:test"
+TEST_JAVA_COMMAND="mvn --batch-mode -DskipTests install && mvn --batch-mode -Dtest='**/*Test, !**/*IsValidUtf8Test, !**/*DecodeUtf8Test' -DfailIfNoTests=false -DfailIfNoSpecifiedTests=false surefire:test"
 
 # use an actual aarch64 docker image (with a real aarch64 java and maven) to run build & test protobuf java under an emulator
 # * mount the protobuf root as /work to be able to access the crosscompiled files