diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
index 0b9c3de696..11a7c6f048 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ is invoked by a inner class.
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
 <![CDATA[
-TypeDeclaration[count(../TypeDeclaration) = 1]/ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration
+//TypeDeclaration[count(../TypeDeclaration) = 1]/ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration
 [@Final = false()]
 [count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration[@Private = true()]) >= 1 ]
 [count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration[(@Public = true()) or (@Protected = true()) or (@PackagePrivate = true())]) = 0 ]