diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaAstProcessor.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaAstProcessor.java
index cf95606334..8890661dc6 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaAstProcessor.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/internal/JavaAstProcessor.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public final class JavaAstProcessor {
         return unresolvedTypes;
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.LiteralsFirstInComparisons") // see #3315
     static TypeInferenceLogger defaultTypeInfLogger() {
         if (Level.FINEST.equals(INFERENCE_LOG_LEVEL)) {
             return new VerboseLogger(System.err);