diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test.sh
index 5b2fd20366b4ec..e2977ffd21871a 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test.sh
@@ -1928,6 +1928,11 @@ EOF
 }
 
 function test_header_compiler_direct_supports_release() {
+  if [[ "${JAVA_TOOLS_PREBUILT_ZIP}" == "released" ]]; then
+    # TODO: Remove after the next java_tools release.
+    return
+  fi
+  
   mkdir -p pkg
   cat << 'EOF' > pkg/BUILD
 java_library(name = "a", srcs = ["A.java"], deps = [":b"])
@@ -1940,7 +1945,7 @@ EOF
 public class B {}
 EOF
 
-  bazel build //pkg:a --verbose_failures --announce_rc >& $TEST_log || fail "build failed"
+  bazel build //pkg:a >& $TEST_log || fail "build failed"
 }
 
 run_suite "Java integration tests"