diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/AbstractGradleBuildFile.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/AbstractGradleBuildFile.java
index dba8d5bd5a341..dd5ea2931ce1e 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/AbstractGradleBuildFile.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devtools/project/buildfile/AbstractGradleBuildFile.java
@@ -46,16 +46,20 @@ public AbstractGradleBuildFile(final Path projectDirPath, final ExtensionCatalog
     public void writeToDisk() throws IOException {
         if (rootProjectPath != null) {
             Files.write(rootProjectPath.resolve(getSettingsGradlePath()), getModel().getRootSettingsContent().getBytes());
-            try (ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
-                getModel().getRootPropertiesContent().store(out, "Gradle properties");
-                Files.write(rootProjectPath.resolve(GRADLE_PROPERTIES_PATH),
-                        out.toByteArray());
+            if (hasRootProjectFile(GRADLE_PROPERTIES_PATH)) {
+                try (ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
+                    getModel().getRootPropertiesContent().store(out, "Gradle properties");
+                    Files.write(rootProjectPath.resolve(GRADLE_PROPERTIES_PATH),
+                            out.toByteArray());
+                }
             }
         } else {
             writeToProjectFile(getSettingsGradlePath(), getModel().getSettingsContent().getBytes());
-            try (ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
-                getModel().getPropertiesContent().store(out, "Gradle properties");
-                writeToProjectFile(GRADLE_PROPERTIES_PATH, out.toByteArray());
+            if (hasProjectFile(GRADLE_PROPERTIES_PATH)) {
+                try (ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
+                    getModel().getPropertiesContent().store(out, "Gradle properties");
+                    writeToProjectFile(GRADLE_PROPERTIES_PATH, out.toByteArray());
+                }
             }
         }
         writeToProjectFile(getBuildGradlePath(), getModel().getBuildContent().getBytes());