diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/ColumnFamilyDescriptor.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/ColumnFamilyDescriptor.java
index b85863c7e32..745882cd8f8 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/ColumnFamilyDescriptor.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/ColumnFamilyDescriptor.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public boolean equals(final Object o) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    final ColumnFamilyDescriptor that = (ColumnFamilyDescriptor) o;
+    final ColumnFamilyDescriptor that = (ColumnFamilyDescriptor) o; // NOPMD - CloseResource
     return nativeHandle_ == that.getNativeHandle();
   }
 
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptimisticTransactionDB.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptimisticTransactionDB.java
index b936b555723..5de88b50a07 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptimisticTransactionDB.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptimisticTransactionDB.java
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public static OptimisticTransactionDB open(final DBOptions dbOptions,
     final long[] cfDescriptorHandles = new long[columnFamilyDescriptors.size()];
 
     for (int i = 0; i < columnFamilyDescriptors.size(); i++) {
-      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors
-          .get(i);
+      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors // NOPMD - CloseResource
+                                                      .get(i);
       cfDescriptorHandles[i] = cfDescriptor.nativeHandle_;
       if (Arrays.equals(cfDescriptor.getName(), RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY)) {
         defaultColumnFamilyIndex = i;
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java
index 642599205d6..27d36b074ec 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/OptionsUtil.java
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ public static String getLatestOptionsFileName(final String dbPath, final Env env
     return getLatestOptionsFileName(dbPath, env.nativeHandle_);
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("PMD.CloseResource")
   private static void loadTableFormatConfig(final List<ColumnFamilyDescriptor> cfDescs) {
     for (final ColumnFamilyDescriptor columnFamilyDescriptor : cfDescs) {
-      @SuppressWarnings("PMD.CloseResource")
       final ColumnFamilyOptions columnFamilyOptions = columnFamilyDescriptor.getOptions();
       columnFamilyOptions.setFetchedTableFormatConfig(
           readTableFormatConfig(columnFamilyOptions.nativeHandle_));
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
index 5ecc924c0a6..c41bed5a345 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/RocksDB.java
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ public static RocksDB open(final DBOptions options, final String path,
 
     int defaultColumnFamilyIndex = -1;
     for (int i = 0; i < columnFamilyDescriptors.size(); i++) {
-      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors
-          .get(i);
+      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors // NOPMD - CloseResource
+                                                      .get(i);
       cfDescriptors[i] = cfDescriptor.nativeHandle_;
 
       if (Arrays.equals(cfDescriptor.getName(), RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY)) {
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ public static RocksDB openReadOnly(final DBOptions options, final String path,
 
     int defaultColumnFamilyIndex = -1;
     for (int i = 0; i < columnFamilyDescriptors.size(); i++) {
-      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors
-          .get(i);
+      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors // NOPMD - CloseResource
+                                                      .get(i);
       cfDescriptorHandles[i] = cfDescriptor.nativeHandle_;
       if (Arrays.equals(cfDescriptor.getName(), RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY)) {
         defaultColumnFamilyIndex = i;
@@ -607,7 +607,8 @@ public static RocksDB openAsSecondary(final DBOptions options, final String path
     final long[] cfDescriptorHandles = new long[columnFamilyDescriptors.size()];
 
     for (int i = 0; i < columnFamilyDescriptors.size(); i++) {
-      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors.get(i);
+      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor =  // NOPMD - CloseResource
+          columnFamilyDescriptors.get(i);
       cfDescriptorHandles[i] = cfDescriptor.nativeHandle_;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TransactionDB.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TransactionDB.java
index a406dd380d1..9843686121d 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TransactionDB.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TransactionDB.java
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public static TransactionDB open(final DBOptions dbOptions,
     final long[] cfDescriptorHandles = new long[columnFamilyDescriptors.size()];
 
     for (int i = 0; i < columnFamilyDescriptors.size(); i++) {
-      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors
-          .get(i);
+      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = columnFamilyDescriptors // NOPMD - CloseResource
+                                                      .get(i);
       cfDescriptorHandles[i] = cfDescriptor.nativeHandle_;
       if (Arrays.equals(cfDescriptor.getName(), RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY)) {
         defaultColumnFamilyIndex = i;
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TtlDB.java b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TtlDB.java
index 6f76214f48b..31b89afd209 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TtlDB.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/rocksdb/TtlDB.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public static TtlDB open(final DBOptions options, final String db_path,
     int defaultColumnFamilyIndex = -1;
     final long[] cfDescriptorHandles = new long[columnFamilyDescriptors.size()];
     for (int i = 0; i < columnFamilyDescriptors.size(); i++) {
-      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor =
+      final ColumnFamilyDescriptor cfDescriptor = // NOPMD - CloseResource
           columnFamilyDescriptors.get(i);
       cfDescriptorHandles[i] = columnFamilyDescriptors.get(i).nativeHandle_;
       if (Arrays.equals(cfDescriptor.getName(), RocksDB.DEFAULT_COLUMN_FAMILY)) {