diff --git a/sysutils/syslog-ng322/Makefile b/sysutils/syslog-ng322/Makefile
index 8a2227818e50..4ca6ab768e14 100644
--- a/sysutils/syslog-ng322/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/syslog-ng322/Makefile
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ KAFKA_CONFIGURE_OFF=		--disable-kafka
 KAFKA_LIB_DEPENDS=		librdkafka.so:net/librdkafka
 KAFKA_PLIST_FILES=		lib/syslog-ng/libkafka.so
 
+# Move Gradle's home below ${WRKDIR} instead of using ${HOME}/.gradle
+_GRADLE_ENV=	GRADLE_USER_HOME=${WRKDIR}/gradle-home
+_GRADLE_RUN=	${SETENV} ${_GRADLE_ENV} gradle4 --no-daemon
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if !${PORT_OPTIONS:MJSON}