diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5cf77deedf..555bfd0909 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -732,6 +732,13 @@
         <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
         <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
         <version>${guava.version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <!-- this exclusion can be removed once Tez updates guava dependency, refer to TEZ-4378 -->
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>