diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 52cbfed35e..c5e6693abe 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -1112,8 +1112,6 @@
               <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
               <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
               <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
-              <!-- fails on itself as it uses the author tag in a module definition -->
-              <resourceExcludes>checkstyle.xml</resourceExcludes>
               <violationSeverity>warning</violationSeverity>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
diff --git a/resources/pom.xml b/resources/pom.xml
index 6282650958..a133e0c738 100644
--- a/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/resources/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@
       </resource>
     </resources>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+          <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
+          <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
+          <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+          <!-- fails on itself as it uses the author tag in a module definition -->
+          <resourceExcludes>checkstyle.xml</resourceExcludes>
+          <violationSeverity>warning</violationSeverity>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.gaul</groupId>
         <artifactId>modernizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>