diff --git a/conf/checkstyle/checkstyle_maven.properties b/conf/checkstyle/checkstyle_maven.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4677e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/checkstyle/checkstyle_maven.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# See: http://rolf-engelhard.de/2011/04/using-the-same-suppression-filter-for-checkstyle-in-eclipse-and-maven/
+config_loc=conf/checkstyle
diff --git a/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml b/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
index e318f82..24109ae 100644
--- a/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
+++ b/conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 
 
 <module name="Checker">
+    <module name="SuppressionFilter">
+      <property name="file" value="${config_loc}/onos_suppressions.xml"/>
+    </module>
     <!--
         If you set the basedir property below, then all reported file
         names will be relative to the specified directory. See
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4939ee..2438940 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@
         <version>${checkstyle-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>conf/checkstyle/sun_checks.xml</configLocation>
-          <suppressionsLocation>
-            ${basedir}/conf/checkstyle/onos_suppressions.xml
-          </suppressionsLocation>
+          <propertiesLocation>${basedir}/conf/checkstyle/checkstyle_maven.properties</propertiesLocation>
           <failsOnError>false</failsOnError>
           <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
         </configuration>
@@ -418,9 +416,7 @@
             - maven-pmd-plugin configuration in pom.xml
               (under build and reporting)
           -->
-          <suppressionsLocation>
-             ${basedir}/conf/checkstyle/onos_suppressions.xml
-          </suppressionsLocation>
+          <propertiesLocation>${basedir}/conf/checkstyle/checkstyle_maven.properties</propertiesLocation>
         </configuration>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>