diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70d432ee8eec..ffe977fe179b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1817,6 +1817,7 @@
                                     -Xep:BoxedPrimitiveConstructor:ERROR \
                                     -Xep:ClassCanBeStatic:ERROR \
                                     -Xep:CompareToZero:ERROR \
+                                    -Xep:DoubleBraceInitialization:ERROR \
                                     -Xep:EqualsGetClass:OFF <!-- we would rather want the opposite check --> \
                                     -Xep:EqualsIncompatibleType:ERROR \
                                     -Xep:FallThrough:ERROR \