diff --git a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
index 93393fffc01..e0bcbd26855 100644
--- a/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-parent/pom.xml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 							<propertyExpansion>checkstyle.build.directory=${project.build.directory}</propertyExpansion>
 							<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
 							<consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
-							<failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+							<failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
 							<includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>