diff --git a/documentation/documentation.gradle b/documentation/documentation.gradle
index 53b539eabd..3cbba2db2e 100644
--- a/documentation/documentation.gradle
+++ b/documentation/documentation.gradle
@@ -334,3 +334,5 @@ buildDocsForPublishing.dependsOn renderTopicalGuides
 buildDocsForPublishing.dependsOn renderGettingStartedGuides
 buildDocsForPublishing.dependsOn renderUserGuide
 buildDocsForPublishing.dependsOn renderIntegrationGuide
+
+checkstyleMain.exclude '**/org/hibernate/userguide/model/*'