diff --git a/buildscripts/checkstyle.xml b/buildscripts/checkstyle.xml
index 09fe7d24e9..fda68e6094 100644
--- a/buildscripts/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/buildscripts/checkstyle.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
         </module>
         <module name="WhitespaceAround">
             <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true"/>
+            <property name="allowEmptyLambdas" value="true"/>
             <property name="allowEmptyMethods" value="true"/>
             <property name="allowEmptyTypes" value="true"/>
             <property name="allowEmptyLoops" value="true"/>