diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e45666a5..db32ac54 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ spotless {
   }
 
   // clang-format is difficult to configure across all of our platforms so we
-  // avoid being really strict about enforcing it in our build for now.
+  // avoid being really strict about enforcing it in our build for now. version
+  // 17.x has a bug, so skip that version.
   def clangFormatVersion = getClangFormatVersion()
-  if (!clangFormatVersion.equals('')) {
+  if (!clangFormatVersion.equals('') && clangFormatVersion.indexOf('17') < 0) {
     cpp {
         target 'csrc/*'
         licenseHeaderFile 'build-tools/license-headers/LicenseHeader.h'