diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index 0ce824731..4c39a7f94 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -67,9 +67,21 @@
 	<module name="IllegalInstantiation">
       <property name="classes" value="java.lang.Boolean, java.lang.String"/>
     </module>
+
+    <!-- Required for SuppressionCommentFilter below -->
+    <module name="FileContentsHolder"/>
+
   </module>
   
   <!-- Require package javadoc -->
   <module name="PackageHtml"/>
+
+  <!-- Setup special comments to suppress specific checks from source files -->
+  <module name="SuppressionCommentFilter">
+    <property name="offCommentFormat" value="CHECKSTYLE\: stop JavadocMethodCheck"/>
+    <property name="onCommentFormat"  value="CHECKSTYLE\: resume JavadocMethodCheck"/>
+    <property name="checkFormat"      value="JavadocMethodCheck"/>
+  </module>
+
 </module>
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/inference/TestUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/inference/TestUtils.java
index e5178095f..d311efb10 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/inference/TestUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/inference/TestUtils.java
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ public class TestUtils  {
     }
     
     
+    // CHECKSTYLE: stop JavadocMethodCheck
+
     /**
      * @see org.apache.commons.math.stat.inference.TTest#homoscedasticT(double[], double[])
      */
@@ -407,4 +409,6 @@ public class TestUtils  {
         return oneWayAnova.anovaTest(categoryData, alpha);
     }
 
+    // CHECKSTYLE: resume JavadocMethodCheck
+
 }