diff --git a/sun_checks_neemann.xml b/sun_checks_neemann.xml
index f5ebfe568..6341a8b2b 100644
--- a/sun_checks_neemann.xml
+++ b/sun_checks_neemann.xml
@@ -201,10 +201,9 @@
         <module name="HideUtilityClassConstructor"/>
         <module name="InterfaceIsType"/>
         <module name="VisibilityModifier">
-            <property name="allowPublicImmutableFields" value="true"/>
+            <property name="allowPublicFinalFields" value="true"/>
         </module>
 
-
         <!-- Miscellaneous other checks.                   -->
         <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_misc.html -->
         <module name="ArrayTypeStyle"/>