diff --git a/jellydoc/project.properties b/jellydoc/project.properties
index 67816cc4..3b847acb 100644
--- a/jellydoc/project.properties
+++ b/jellydoc/project.properties
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ maven.xdoc.version=${pom.currentVersion}
 maven.license.licenseFile=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.header.file=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.format = turbine
+maven.checkstyle.properties = ${basedir}/../../../checkstyle.xml
 
diff --git a/jxr/project.properties b/jxr/project.properties
index 483eaee5..201e649d 100644
--- a/jxr/project.properties
+++ b/jxr/project.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ maven.xdoc.version=${pom.currentVersion}
 maven.license.licenseFile=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.header.file=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.format = turbine
+maven.checkstyle.properties = ${basedir}/../../../checkstyle.xml
 
diff --git a/linkcheck/project.properties b/linkcheck/project.properties
index 483eaee5..fa279645 100644
--- a/linkcheck/project.properties
+++ b/linkcheck/project.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ maven.xdoc.version=${pom.currentVersion}
 maven.license.licenseFile=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.header.file=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.format = turbine
-
+maven.checkstyle.properties = ${basedir}/../../../checkstyle.xml
diff --git a/multiproject/project.properties b/multiproject/project.properties
index 65e0cf41..8068d188 100644
--- a/multiproject/project.properties
+++ b/multiproject/project.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ maven.xdoc.version=1.0
 maven.license.licenseFile=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.header.file=${basedir}/../../../LICENSE.txt
 maven.checkstyle.format = turbine
+maven.checkstyle.properties = ${basedir}/../../../checkstyle.xml