diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8060cc3f..d4b1a063 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 							<phase>validate</phase>
 							<inherited>true</inherited>
 							<configuration>
-								<headerLocation>spring-cloud-build-tools/src/main/resources/checkstyle-header.txt</headerLocation>
+								<configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+								<headerLocation>checkstyle-header.txt</headerLocation>
 								<propertyExpansion>checkstyle.build.directory=${project.build.directory}</propertyExpansion>
 								<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
 								<!-- TODO: Start fixing the errors -->