diff --git a/hbase-annotations/pom.xml b/hbase-annotations/pom.xml
index 603f46fb375..675e95ce3dc 100644
--- a/hbase-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -30,4 +30,25 @@
   <artifactId>hbase-annotations</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HBase - Annotations</name>
   <description>Annotations for tests</description>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>checkstyle</id>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>