diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/QuarkusPlugin.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/QuarkusPlugin.java
index 0a849539e132b..f47945a9afcc6 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/QuarkusPlugin.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/QuarkusPlugin.java
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ private void registerTasks(Project project, QuarkusPluginExtension quarkusExt) {
                 "quarkusGenerateTestAppModel",
                 QuarkusApplicationModelTask.class, task -> {
                     configureApplicationModelTask(project, task, projectDescriptor, testClasspath, LaunchMode.TEST,
-                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-test-model.dat");
+                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-test-model.dat", quarkusExt.getConditionalExtensions());
                 });
         TaskProvider<QuarkusApplicationModelTask> quarkusGenerateDevAppModelTask = tasks.register("quarkusGenerateDevAppModel",
                 QuarkusApplicationModelTask.class, task -> {
                     configureApplicationModelTask(project, task, projectDescriptor, devClasspath, LaunchMode.DEVELOPMENT,
-                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-dev-model.dat");
+                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-dev-model.dat", quarkusExt.getConditionalExtensions());
                 });
 
         TaskProvider<QuarkusApplicationModelTask> quarkusGenerateAppModelTask = tasks.register("quarkusGenerateAppModel",
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ private void registerTasks(Project project, QuarkusPluginExtension quarkusExt) {
                     configureApplicationModelTask(project, task, projectDescriptor
                             .map(d -> d.withSourceSetView(Collections.singleton(SourceSet.MAIN_SOURCE_SET_NAME))),
                             normalClasspath, LaunchMode.NORMAL,
-                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-model.dat");
+                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-model.dat", quarkusExt.getConditionalExtensions());
                 });
 
         // quarkusGenerateCode
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ private void registerTasks(Project project, QuarkusPluginExtension quarkusExt) {
                     configureApplicationModelTask(project, task, projectDescriptor
                             .map(d -> d.withSourceSetView(Collections.singleton(SourceSet.MAIN_SOURCE_SET_NAME))),
                             normalClasspath, LaunchMode.NORMAL,
-                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-model-build.dat");
+                            "quarkus/application-model/quarkus-app-model-build.dat", quarkusExt.getConditionalExtensions());
                 });
         tasks.register(QUARKUS_SHOW_EFFECTIVE_CONFIG_TASK_NAME,
                 QuarkusShowEffectiveConfig.class, task -> {
@@ -500,14 +500,16 @@ public void execute(Task task) {
     private static void configureApplicationModelTask(Project project, QuarkusApplicationModelTask task,
             Provider<DefaultProjectDescriptor> projectDescriptor,
             ApplicationDeploymentClasspathBuilder classpath,
-            LaunchMode launchMode, String quarkusModelFile) {
+            LaunchMode launchMode, String quarkusModelFile, Property<Boolean> conditionalExtensions) {
         task.getProjectDescriptor().set(projectDescriptor);
         task.getLaunchMode().set(launchMode);
         task.getOriginalClasspath().setFrom(classpath.getOriginalRuntimeClasspathAsInput());
         task.getAppClasspath().configureFrom(classpath.getRuntimeConfigurationWithoutResolvingDeployment());
         task.getPlatformConfiguration().configureFrom(classpath.getPlatformConfiguration());
         task.getDeploymentClasspath().configureFrom(classpath.getDeploymentConfiguration());
-        task.getDeploymentResolvedWorkaround().from(classpath.getDeploymentConfiguration().getIncoming().getFiles());
+        if (conditionalExtensions.get()) {
+            task.getDeploymentResolvedWorkaround().from(classpath.getDeploymentConfiguration().getIncoming().getFiles());
+        }
         task.getPlatformImportProperties().set(classpath.getPlatformImportsWithoutResolvingPlatform().getPlatformProperties());
         task.getApplicationModel().set(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().file(quarkusModelFile));
     }
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java
index 7e45c652dbcf4..74ee40bc33114 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/extension/QuarkusPluginExtension.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public abstract class QuarkusPluginExtension extends AbstractQuarkusExtension {
 
     private final Property<Boolean> cacheLargeArtifacts;
     private final Property<Boolean> cleanupBuildOutput;
+    private final Property<Boolean> conditionalExtensions;
 
     public QuarkusPluginExtension(Project project) {
         super(project);
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ public QuarkusPluginExtension(Project project) {
                 .convention(true);
         this.cacheLargeArtifacts = project.getObjects().property(Boolean.class)
                 .convention(!System.getenv().containsKey("CI"));
+        this.conditionalExtensions = project.getObjects().property(Boolean.class)
+                .convention(false);
 
         this.sourceSetExtension = new SourceSetExtension();
     }
@@ -130,6 +133,10 @@ public Property<Boolean> getCleanupBuildOutput() {
         return cleanupBuildOutput;
     }
 
+    public Property<Boolean> getConditionalExtensions() {
+        return conditionalExtensions;
+    }
+
     public void setCleanupBuildOutput(boolean cleanupBuildOutput) {
         this.cleanupBuildOutput.set(cleanupBuildOutput);
     }
diff --git a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusApplicationModelTask.java b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusApplicationModelTask.java
index c505daef136b9..e9f445efa8a8e 100644
--- a/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusApplicationModelTask.java
+++ b/devtools/gradle/gradle-application-plugin/src/main/java/io/quarkus/gradle/tasks/QuarkusApplicationModelTask.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFiles;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Nested;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Optional;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ public abstract class QuarkusApplicationModelTask extends DefaultTask {
     public abstract ConfigurableFileCollection getOriginalClasspath();
 
     @InputFiles
+    @Optional
     public abstract ConfigurableFileCollection getDeploymentResolvedWorkaround();
 
     @Nested
diff --git a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/runner/build.gradle b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/runner/build.gradle
index e62a8d1c3476b..0368bea9993b7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/runner/build.gradle
+++ b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/runner/build.gradle
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'io.quarkus:quarkus-junit5'
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured'
 }
+
+quarkus {
+    conditionalExtensions = true
+}
diff --git a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/scenario-two/build.gradle b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/scenario-two/build.gradle
index 70526b6fb7c89..60f39ba9a68c5 100644
--- a/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/scenario-two/build.gradle
+++ b/integration-tests/gradle/src/main/resources/conditional-test-project/scenario-two/build.gradle
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'io.quarkus:quarkus-junit5'
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured'
 }
+
+quarkus {
+  conditionalExtensions = true
+}