diff --git a/pmd/rulesets/internal/dogfood.xml b/pmd/rulesets/internal/dogfood.xml
index fdffb49b0f..394da9e255 100644
--- a/pmd/rulesets/internal/dogfood.xml
+++ b/pmd/rulesets/internal/dogfood.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Rules to check PMD itself
         
     <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/IdempotentOperations"/>
     
+    <rule ref="rulesets/design.xml/SingularField"/>
+    
     <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidRethrowingException"/>
     
     <rule ref="rulesets/strictexception.xml/AvoidCatchingThrowable"/>