diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3b3a46e858..c0b5f657f9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ addCommandAlias("validate", ";clean;validateJS;validateKernelJS;validateFreeJS;v
 addCommandAlias("gitSnapshots", ";set version in ThisBuild := git.gitDescribedVersion.value.get + \"-SNAPSHOT\"")
 
 lazy val noPublishSettings = Seq(
-  publish := (),
-  publishLocal := (),
+  publish := {},
+  publishLocal := {},
   publishArtifact := false
 )