diff --git a/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml b/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml
index 9510a77bf1cefc..5c94c4cc2e468a 100644
--- a/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml
+++ b/build-test-elasticsearch7.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ xpack.security.sessionTimeout: 600000</echo>
 
 	<macrodef name="configure-local-cluster-properties">
 		<sequential>
-			<echo append="true" file="${elasticsearch.dir}-2/config/elasticsearch.yml">${line.separator}bootstrap.system_call_filter: false
+			<echo file="${elasticsearch.dir}-2/config/elasticsearch.yml">${line.separator}bootstrap.system_call_filter: false
 cluster.name: LiferayElasticsearchClusterTwo
 http.port: 9202
 xpack.ml.enabled: false</echo>