diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 523d6f6e..2031e289 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		</maven-checkstyle-plugin.includeTestSourceDirectory>
 		<spring-cloud-build-checkstyle.branch>master</spring-cloud-build-checkstyle.branch>
 		<checkstyle.suppressions.file>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-build/${spring-cloud-build-checkstyle.branch}/spring-cloud-build-tools/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</checkstyle.suppressions.file>
-		<checkstyle.additional.suppressions.file>override me if necessary</checkstyle.additional.suppressions.file>
+		<checkstyle.additional.suppressions.file>${project.basedir}/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</checkstyle.additional.suppressions.file>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>