diff --git a/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml b/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
index bbd877f..f334784 100644
--- a/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
+++ b/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
             <!-- ONOS standard usage is 80 columns, but we allow up
              to 120 to not break the build. -->
             <property name="max" value="120"/>
+            <property name="ignorePattern" value="^import"/>
         </module>
         <module name="MethodLength">
             <property name="max" value="200"/>