diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/dev-support/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/hadoop-hdds/dev-support/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index f20a70fa2f8f..b1dfa737cb6e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/dev-support/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/dev-support/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
         <module name="HiddenField">
           <property name="ignoreConstructorParameter" value="true"/>
           <property name="ignoreSetter" value="true"/>
+          <property name="setterCanReturnItsClass" value="true"/>
         </module>
         <module name="IllegalInstantiation"/>
         <module name="InnerAssignment"/>