diff --git a/depclean-core/pom.xml b/depclean-core/pom.xml
index 71e7d31d..fa5b2187 100644
--- a/depclean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/depclean-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+    <checkstyle.config.location>../checkstyle.xml</checkstyle.config.location>
     <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b2872ec4..867f12a2 100644
--- a/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/depclean-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+    <checkstyle.config.location>../checkstyle.xml</checkstyle.config.location>
     <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
   </properties>