diff --git a/style/checkstyle.xml b/style/checkstyle.xml
index 24dfbb6ca341d..2a5e83111485a 100644
--- a/style/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/style/checkstyle.xml
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
 
         <!-- Checks for out of order import statements. -->
         <module name="ImportOrder">
+            <property name="severity" value="info"/>
             <property name="groups" value="org.apache.hudi,*,javax,java,scala"/>
             <property name="separated" value="true"/>
             <property name="sortStaticImportsAlphabetically" value="true"/>