diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclaration.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclaration.kt
index 85e2f77112b..2f39e898702 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclaration.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclaration.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class InvalidPackageDeclaration(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     private val rootPackage: String by config("")
 
     @Configuration("requires the declaration to start with the specified rootPackage")
-    private val requireRootInDeclaration : Boolean by config(false)
+    private val requireRootInDeclaration: Boolean by config(false)
 
     override fun visitPackageDirective(directive: KtPackageDirective) {
         super.visitPackageDirective(directive)
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclarationSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclarationSpec.kt
index 37e37aeda0f..1ca90358255 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclarationSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/InvalidPackageDeclarationSpec.kt
@@ -120,10 +120,15 @@ internal class InvalidPackageDeclarationSpec : Spek({
                     class C
                 """
 
-                val ktFile = compileContentForTest(source, createPath("src/foo/bar/File.kt"))
-                val findings = InvalidPackageDeclaration(config).lint(ktFile)
+                val ktFileWithRelativePath = compileContentForTest(source, createPath("src/foo/bar/File.kt"))
+                val findingsForRelativePath = InvalidPackageDeclaration(config).lint(ktFileWithRelativePath)
 
-                assertThat(findings).isEmpty()
+                assertThat(findingsForRelativePath).isEmpty()
+
+                val ktFileWithFullPath = compileContentForTest(source, createPath("src/com/example/foo/bar/File.kt"))
+                val findingsForFullPath = InvalidPackageDeclaration(config).lint(ktFileWithFullPath)
+
+                assertThat(findingsForFullPath).isEmpty()
             }
 
             it("should report if root package is missing") {