diff --git a/.ci/files/all-java.xml b/.ci/files/all-java.xml
index 340c54ebb2..f77b59427b 100644
--- a/.ci/files/all-java.xml
+++ b/.ci/files/all-java.xml
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DoNotCallGarbageCollectionExplicitly"/>
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DoNotExtendJavaLangThrowable"/>
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DoNotHardCodeSDCard"/>
+    <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DoNotTerminateVM"/>
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DoNotThrowExceptionInFinally"/>
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DontImportSun"/>
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/DontUseFloatTypeForLoopIndices"/>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
index 1f40d98120..e9b9c4b872 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
@@ -1327,11 +1327,11 @@ This rule was called *DoNotCallSystemExit* until PMD 6.29.0.
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
 <![CDATA[
-//Name[
-    starts-with(@Image,'System.exit')
-    or
-    (starts-with(@Image,'Runtime.getRuntime') and ../../PrimarySuffix[ends-with(@Image,'exit') or ends-with(@Image,'halt')])
-][not(ancestor::MethodDeclaration[1][@Name="main" and @Static = true()])]
+//(MethodDeclaration[@MainMethod = false()] | Initializer)//MethodCall[
+    pmd-java:matchesSig("java.lang.System#exit(int)")
+    or pmd-java:matchesSig("java.lang.Runtime#exit(int)")
+    or pmd-java:matchesSig("java.lang.Runtime#halt(int)")
+]
 ]]>
                 </value>
             </property>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/DoNotTerminateVMTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/DoNotTerminateVMTest.java
index dbc90d12de..2c6aa0f631 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/DoNotTerminateVMTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/DoNotTerminateVMTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.errorprone;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.PmdRuleTst;
 
-@org.junit.Ignore("Rule has not been updated yet")
 public class DoNotTerminateVMTest extends PmdRuleTst {
     // no additional unit tests
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/DoNotTerminateVM.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/DoNotTerminateVM.xml
index 82fbeba58b..41a664672d 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/DoNotTerminateVM.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/DoNotTerminateVM.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <test-code>
         <description>basic violations</description>
         <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>5,10</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Bar {
 
@@ -28,10 +29,14 @@ public class Bar {
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class SystemCall {
+    private App application;
     public void methode() {
         // OK
         application.exit(0);
     }
+}
+abstract class App {
+    void exit(int i);
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@ public class SystemCall {
     <test-code>
         <description>basic violations with Runtime</description>
         <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>4,5</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class Bar {
     public void foo() {
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ public class SystemCall {
     <test-code>
         <description>system exit in anonymous class inside main</description>
         <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <expected-linenumbers>6</expected-linenumbers>
         <code><![CDATA[
 public class SystemCall {
     public static void main(String[] args) {