diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
index a8b8919c3a67..2b9aa1c1730e 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ public void closeE() throws RocksDBException {
    * <p>
    * See also {@link #close()}.
    */
-  @SuppressWarnings("PMD.EmptyCatchBlock")
+  @SuppressWarnings("PMD.EmptyCatchBlock","PMD.CloseResource")
   @Override
   public void close() {
     final List<RocksIterator> removeIterators = new ArrayList<>(ownedIterators);