diff --git a/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml b/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
index e2dc2e9cdde..2575b4101ea 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
+++ b/src/checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 	<suppress files="[\\/]src[\\/]intTest[\\/]java[\\/]" checks="SpringJavadoc" message="\@since" />
 	<suppress files="LinuxDomainSocket" checks="FinalClass" message="SockaddrUn" />
 	<suppress files="BsdDomainSocket" checks="FinalClass" message="SockaddrUn" />
-	<suppress files="StringSequence" checks="SpringMethodVisibility" />
+	<suppress files="StringSequence" checks="SpringMethodVisibility" message="isEmpty"/>
 </suppressions>