diff --git a/pants.toml b/pants.toml
index 0d420f1bdf5..f3afc4e5caa 100644
--- a/pants.toml
+++ b/pants.toml
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ scala_parser_dev = "src/python/pants/backend/scala/dependency_inference/scala_pa
 [scala]
 version_for_resolve = { "scala_parser_dev" = "2.13.8" }
 
+[scala-infer]
+force_add_siblings_as_dependencies = false
+
 [toolchain-setup]
 repo = "pants"
 org = "pantsbuild"