> Task :buildSrc:compileGroovy FAILED FAILURE: Build failed with an exception

I am using open jdk 12 and gradle 5.4.1.
I am getting below error with following errors for command gradlew build.

Task :buildSrc:compileGroovy
startup failed:
General error during class generation: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskValidator

java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskValidator
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.convertUncaughtExceptionToCompilationError(CompilationUnit.java:1129)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.applyToPrimaryClassNodes(CompilationUnit.java:1109)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.doPhaseOperation(CompilationUnit.java:649)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.processPhaseOperations(CompilationUnit.java:627)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.compile(CompilationUnit.java:604)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.compile(CompilationUnit.java:583)
at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.ApiGroovyCompiler.execute(ApiGroovyCompiler.java:179)
at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.ApiGroovyCompiler.execute(ApiGroovyCompiler.java:57)
at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.GroovyCompilerFactory$DaemonSideCompiler.execute(GroovyCompilerFactory.java:81)
at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.GroovyCompilerFactory$DaemonSideCompiler.execute(GroovyCompilerFactory.java:69)
at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.daemon.AbstractDaemonCompiler$CompilerCallable.call(AbstractDaemonCompiler.java:86)
at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.compile.daemon.AbstractDaemonCompiler$CompilerCallable.call(AbstractDaemonCompiler.java:74)
at org.gradle.workers.internal.DefaultWorkerServer.execute(DefaultWorkerServer.java:42)
at org.gradle.workers.internal.WorkerDaemonServer.execute(WorkerDaemonServer.java:38)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
at org.gradle.process.internal.worker.request.WorkerAction.run(WorkerAction.java:111)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:35)
at org.gradle.internal.dispatch.ReflectionDispatch.dispatch(ReflectionDispatch.java:24)
at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHubBackedObjectConnection$DispatchWrapper.dispatch(MessageHubBackedObjectConnection.java:175)
at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHubBackedObjectConnection$DispatchWrapper.dispatch(MessageHubBackedObjectConnection.java:157)
at org.gradle.internal.remote.internal.hub.MessageHub$Handler.run(MessageHub.java:404)
at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:63)
at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:46)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ThreadFactoryImpl$ManagedThreadRunnable.run(ThreadFactoryImpl.java:55)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:835)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.TaskValidator
at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.decompiled.AsmReferenceResolver.resolveClass(AsmReferenceResolver.java:48)
at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.decompiled.AsmReferenceResolver.resolveNonArrayType(AsmReferenceResolver.java:81)
at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.decompiled.AsmReferenceResolver.resolveType(AsmReferenceResolver.java:72)
at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.decompiled.MemberSignatureParser.createMethodNode(MemberSignatureParser.java:47)
at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.decompiled.DecompiledClassNode.lazyInitMembers(DecompiledClassNode.java:195)
at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.decompiled.DecompiledClassNode.getDeclaredField(DecompiledClassNode.java:115)
at org.codehaus.groovy.classgen.Verifier.getMetaClassField(Verifier.java:193)
at org.codehaus.groovy.classgen.Verifier.addGroovyObjectInterfaceAndMethods(Verifier.java:408)
at org.codehaus.groovy.classgen.Verifier.visitClass(Verifier.java:244)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit$18.call(CompilationUnit.java:819)
at org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.applyToPrimaryClassNodes(CompilationUnit.java:1095)
… 32 more

1 error

Task :buildSrc:compileGroovy FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

  • What went wrong:
    Execution failed for task ‘:buildSrc:compileGroovy’.

Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

  • Try:
    Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

Could you please help me here.