diff --git a/resources/checkstyle.xml b/resources/checkstyle.xml
index 6b3a17914f..de81e0f3d1 100644
--- a/resources/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/resources/checkstyle.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
     Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.3//EN" "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
 
 <module name="Checker">
diff --git a/resources/checkstyle_suppressions.xml b/resources/checkstyle_suppressions.xml
index 175f1ea01f..54c685015c 100644
--- a/resources/checkstyle_suppressions.xml
+++ b/resources/checkstyle_suppressions.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
 
     Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
 
 <!DOCTYPE suppressions PUBLIC
     "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Suppressions 1.1//EN"