diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 18f45ed8c34b..ef8a0b3ec02d 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -805,15 +805,6 @@ func NewServer(cfg Config, stopper *stop.Stopper) (*Server, error) {
 		internalExecutor,
 	)
 
-	// Configure the path to the file that blocks starting background jobs.
-	var jobAdoptionStopFile string
-	for _, spec := range cfg.Stores.Specs {
-		if !spec.InMemory && spec.Path != "" {
-			jobAdoptionStopFile = filepath.Join(spec.Path, jobs.PreventAdoptionFile)
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Instantiate the KV prober.
 	kvProber := kvprober.NewProber(kvprober.Opts{
 		Tracer:                  cfg.AmbientCtx.Tracer,
@@ -879,7 +870,6 @@ func NewServer(cfg Config, stopper *stop.Stopper) (*Server, error) {
 		circularInternalExecutor: internalExecutor,
 		internalExecutorFactory:  internalExecutorFactory,
 		circularJobRegistry:      jobRegistry,
-		jobAdoptionStopFile:      jobAdoptionStopFile,
 		protectedtsProvider:      protectedtsProvider,
 		rangeFeedFactory:         rangeFeedFactory,
 		sqlStatusServer:          sStatus,
diff --git a/pkg/server/server_sql.go b/pkg/server/server_sql.go
index ae83f379e413..643e66bd25f3 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server_sql.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server_sql.go
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ type sqlServerArgs struct {
 	// pointer to an empty struct in this configuration, which newSQLServer
 	// fills.
 	circularJobRegistry *jobs.Registry
-	jobAdoptionStopFile string
 
 	// The executorConfig uses the provider.
 	protectedtsProvider protectedts.Provider
@@ -442,6 +441,15 @@ func newSQLServer(ctx context.Context, cfg sqlServerArgs) (*SQLServer, error) {
 			codec = keys.MakeSQLCodec(override)
 		}
 	}
+
+	var jobAdoptionStopFile string
+	for _, spec := range cfg.Stores.Specs {
+		if !spec.InMemory && spec.Path != "" {
+			jobAdoptionStopFile = filepath.Join(spec.Path, jobs.PreventAdoptionFile)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create blob service for inter-node file sharing.
 	blobService, err := blobs.NewBlobService(cfg.Settings.ExternalIODir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -531,7 +539,7 @@ func newSQLServer(ctx context.Context, cfg sqlServerArgs) (*SQLServer, error) {
 				// in sql/jobs/registry.go on planHookMaker.
 				return sql.MakeJobExecContext(opName, user, &sql.MemoryMetrics{}, execCfg)
 			},
-			cfg.jobAdoptionStopFile,
+			jobAdoptionStopFile,
 			td,
 			jobsKnobs,
 		)