diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2e8f1346..8dd1d656 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ checkstyle {
 	configFile = file('guidelines/buildcraft.checkstyle')
 }
 
+checkstyleApi.exclude 'cofh/**'
+
 // make sure all of these happen when we run build
 build.dependsOn sourceJar, javadocJar, deobfJar, apiJar