diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 66caf8db..8da34d26 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 	}
 
 	checkstyle {
-		configFile = file("${rootDir}/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml")
+		configDirectory.set(rootProject.file("src/checkstyle"))
 		toolVersion = '8.24'
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index f716676f..59662a38 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/src/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 <module name="Checker">
 
 	<module name="SuppressionFilter">
-		<property name="file" value="src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml"/>
+		<property name="file" value="${config_loc}/checkstyle-suppressions.xml"/>
 	</module>
 
 	<!-- Root Checks -->
 	<module name="RegexpHeader">
-		<property name="headerFile" value="src/checkstyle/checkstyle-header.txt"/>
+		<property name="headerFile" value="${config_loc}/checkstyle-header.txt"/>
 		<property name="fileExtensions" value="java"/>
 	</module>
 	<module name="NewlineAtEndOfFile">