diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3264cc968..406e9d4d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
                     <configuration>
+                        <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
                         <configLocation>wildfly-checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
                         <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
                         <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>