diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 90ddf5f1d0c..aa5964a96c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
           <testTarget>${java.test.version}</testTarget>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
           <compilerArgs>
-              <arg>-Xlint:deprecation</arg>
+              <arg>-Xlint:deprecation,unchecked</arg>
               <!-- always generate class files for package-info -->
               <arg>-Xpkginfo:always</arg>
           </compilerArgs>