diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d844951..e4954492 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -282,8 +282,9 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE**           | `all`                           | Regular expression defining which files will be processed by linters (ex: `.*src/.*`)                                                                                                                                |
 | **GITHUB_DOMAIN**                  | `github.com`                    | Specify a custom Github domain in case Github Enterprise is used: e.g. `github.myenterprise.com`                                                                                                                     |
 | **GITHUB_CUSTOM_API_URL**          | `api.github.com`                | Specify a custom Github API URL in case Github Enterprise is used: e.g. `https://github.myenterprise.com/api/v3/`                                                                                                    |
-| **IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES**         | `false`                          | If set to `true`, super-linter will ignore all the files with `@generated` marker but without `@not-generated` marker.                                                                                               |
+| **IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES**         | `false`                         | If set to `true`, super-linter will ignore all the files with `@generated` marker but without `@not-generated` marker.                                                                                               |
 | **IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES**        | `false`                         | If set to `true`, super-linter will ignore all the files that are ignored by Git.                                                                                                                                    |
+| **JAVA_FILE_NAME**                 | `sun-checks.xml`                | Filename for [Checkstyle configuration](https://checkstyle.sourceforge.io/config.html) (ex: `checkstyle.xml`)                                                                                                        |
 | **JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE**      | `.eslintrc.yml`                 | Filename for [eslint configuration](https://eslint.org/docs/user-guide/configuring#configuration-file-formats) (ex: `.eslintrc.yml`, `.eslintrc.json`)                                                               |
 | **JAVASCRIPT_DEFAULT_STYLE**       | `standard`                      | Flag to set the default style of javascript. Available options: **standard**/**prettier**                                                                                                                            |
 | **JSCPD_CONFIG_FILE**              | `.jscpd.json`                   | Filename for JSCPD configuration                                                                                                                                                                                     |
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index d9290063..feccc095 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ GROOVY_FILE_NAME=".groovylintrc.json"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 HTML_FILE_NAME=".htmlhintrc"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
-JAVA_FILE_NAME="sun_checks.xml"
+JAVA_FILE_NAME="${JAVA_FILE_NAME:-sun_checks.xml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 JAVASCRIPT_ES_FILE_NAME="${JAVASCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE:-.eslintrc.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly