diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/PrivateConstructorForUtilityClass.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/PrivateConstructorForUtilityClass.java
index da25c7f3ea6..a14dba51c7b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/PrivateConstructorForUtilityClass.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/PrivateConstructorForUtilityClass.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public final class PrivateConstructorForUtilityClass extends BugChecker
       ImmutableSet.of(
           "org.junit.runner.RunWith",
           "org.robolectric.annotation.Implements",
+          "org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication",
           "com.google.auto.value.AutoValue");
 
   @Override