diff --git a/qa/evil-tests/build.gradle b/qa/evil-tests/build.gradle
index 2eff8822d7128..eb59a95bcbf30 100644
--- a/qa/evil-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/qa/evil-tests/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def props = new Properties()
 project(":build-tools").file("version.properties").withInputStream { props.load(it) }
 
 dependencies {
-  testImplementation 'com.google.jimfs:jimfs:1.2'
+  testImplementation('com.google.jimfs:jimfs:1.2') {
+      exclude group: 'com.google.guava', module: 'guava'
+  }
   testRuntimeOnly "com.google.guava:guava:${props.getProperty('guava')}"
 }