diff --git a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index dbb5a48249d..24eaeb44965 100644
--- a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   </module>
 
   <module name="SuppressionFilter">
-    <property name="file" value="config/checkstyle/suppressions.xml"/>
+    <property name="file" value="${config_loc}/suppressions.xml"/>
   </module>