diff --git a/jetty.spec b/jetty.spec
index f87784f..467e9f5 100644
--- a/jetty.spec
+++ b/jetty.spec
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ find . -name "*.?ar" -exec rm {} \;
 find . -name "*.class" -exec rm {} \;
 
 # Plugins irrelevant or harmful to building the package
+%pom_remove_plugin -r :maven-checkstyle-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin -r :findbugs-maven-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin -r :maven-enforcer-plugin
 %pom_remove_plugin -r :clirr-maven-plugin