diff --git a/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index 9a4a37f..170103e 100644
--- a/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
   <!-- header -->
   <module name="Header">
-    <property name="headerFile" value="checkstyle/java.header" />
+    <property name="headerFile" value="${checkstyle.config.path}/checkstyle/java.header" />
   </module>
 
   <module name="TreeWalker">
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@
   </module>
 
   <module name="SuppressionFilter">
-    <property name="file" value="checkstyle/suppressions.xml"/>
+    <property name="file" value="${checkstyle.config.path}/checkstyle/suppressions.xml"/>
   </module>
 </module>