diff --git a/.stickler.yml b/.stickler.yml
index 81efa073042fb433e5d6de4e3019e0edb5f9b155..fdc18549385e6458bcca0c5416f0afff7efd3fe1 100644
--- a/.stickler.yml
+++ b/.stickler.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 linters:
+    checkstyle:
+        config: ./stickler/checkstyle.xml
     yamllint:
         config: ./stickler/yamllint.yml