diff --git a/checkstyle-tester/checks-nonjavadoc-error.xml b/checkstyle-tester/checks-nonjavadoc-error.xml
index 6100642b..6f2aa682 100644
--- a/checkstyle-tester/checks-nonjavadoc-error.xml
+++ b/checkstyle-tester/checks-nonjavadoc-error.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
   <property name="fileExtensions" value="java, properties, xml"/>
 
   <!-- BeforeExecutionFileFilters is required for sources of java9 -->
-  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter" />
+  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
+      <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$" />
+  </module>
 
   <!-- Filters -->
   <module name="SeverityMatchFilter">
diff --git a/checkstyle-tester/checks-only-javadoc-error.xml b/checkstyle-tester/checks-only-javadoc-error.xml
index ae040d55..f7dc041e 100644
--- a/checkstyle-tester/checks-only-javadoc-error.xml
+++ b/checkstyle-tester/checks-only-javadoc-error.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
   <property name="severity" value="warning"/>
 
   <!-- BeforeExecutionFileFilters is required for sources of java9 -->
-  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter" />
+  <module name="BeforeExecutionExclusionFileFilter">
+      <property name="fileNamePattern" value="module\-info\.java$" />
+  </module>
 
   <module name="TreeWalker">
     <property name="tabWidth" value="4"/>