diff --git a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index fe79889eb..937aacabe 100644
--- a/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/config/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@
                      value="Local variable name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''."/>
         </module>
         <module name="LocalFinalVariableName"/>
+        <module name="MethodName">
+            <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$"/>
+            <message key="name.invalidPattern"
+                     value="Method name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''."/>
+        </module>
         <module name="PatternVariableName">
             <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$"/>
             <message key="name.invalidPattern"
@@ -361,11 +366,6 @@
             <property name="scope" value="protected"/>
         </module>
 
-        <module name="MethodName">
-            <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$"/>
-            <message key="name.invalidPattern"
-                     value="Method name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''."/>
-        </module>
         <module name="SingleLineJavadoc"/>
         <module name="EmptyCatchBlock">
             <property name="exceptionVariableName" value="expected"/>