diff --git a/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/SimpleApplicationProjectWizard.java b/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/SimpleApplicationProjectWizard.java
index d2ea0be0464f..f5ba6d5c5506 100644
--- a/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/SimpleApplicationProjectWizard.java
+++ b/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/SimpleApplicationProjectWizard.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void collectOperationsForType(Map<String, Object> params, TemplateOperati
         final File loc = (File) params.get(CommonProjectActions.PROJECT_PARENT_FOLDER);
         final File root = new File(loc, name);
 
-        ops.createGradleInit(root, type).basePackage(packageBase).projectName(name).add(); // NOI18N
+        ops.createGradleInit(root, type).basePackage(packageBase).projectName(name).dsl("groovy").add(); // NOI18N
         ops.addProjectPreload(root);
         ops.addProjectPreload(new File(root, subFolder));