diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb75439bcae4e..8794a1f930523 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -619,21 +619,6 @@ allprojects {
   } 
 }
 
-subprojects {
-    // Common config when running with a FIPS-140 runtime JVM
-    if (project.ext.has("inFipsJvm") && project.ext.inFipsJvm) {
-        tasks.withType(Test) {
-          systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword', 'password'
-          systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword', 'password'
-        }
-        project.pluginManager.withPlugin("elasticsearch.testclusters") {
-          project.testClusters.all {
-            systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword', 'password'
-            systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword', 'password'
-          }
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy
index 57a35052a3e80..51300ffc628c9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/BuildPlugin.groovy
@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ class BuildPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         configureTestTasks(project)
         configurePrecommit(project)
         configureDependenciesInfo(project)
+
+        // Common config when running with a FIPS-140 runtime JVM
+        // Need to do it here to support external plugins 
+        if (project.ext.inFipsJvm) {
+            project.tasks.withType(Test) {
+                systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword', 'password'
+                systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword', 'password'
+            }
+            project.pluginManager.withPlugin("elasticsearch.testclusters") {
+                project.testClusters.all {
+                    systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword', 'password'
+                    systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword', 'password'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
     }