diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c70fc959893..a2d522d74f6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ gradle.taskGraph.whenReady { taskGraph ->
         if (project.rootProject.file('local.properties').exists()) {
             Properties properties = new Properties()
             properties.load(project.rootProject.file('local.properties').newDataInputStream())
+            tasks.withType(Sign)*.enabled = properties.getProperty('enableSigning').toBoolean()
             allprojects { ext."signing.keyId" = properties.getProperty('signing.keyId') }
             allprojects { ext."signing.secretKeyRingFile" = properties.getProperty('signing.secretKeyRingFile') }
             allprojects { ext."signing.password" = properties.getProperty('signing.password') }