diff --git a/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle b/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle
index d594be840..fdebd29ed 100644
--- a/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle
+++ b/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sourceSets {
 dependencies {
   api project(':spectator-api')
   implementation 'com.typesafe:config'
+  testImplementation 'com.google.code.findbugs:annotations:3.0.1u2'
 }
 
 def java17Compiler = javaToolchains.compilerFor {
diff --git a/spectator-ext-jvm/src/test/java17/com/netflix/spectator/jvm/JavaFlightRecorderTest.java b/spectator-ext-jvm/src/test/java17/com/netflix/spectator/jvm/JavaFlightRecorderTest.java
index 40fbf3974..48c344e70 100644
--- a/spectator-ext-jvm/src/test/java17/com/netflix/spectator/jvm/JavaFlightRecorderTest.java
+++ b/spectator-ext-jvm/src/test/java17/com/netflix/spectator/jvm/JavaFlightRecorderTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.netflix.spectator.api.Id;
 import com.netflix.spectator.api.Measurement;
 import com.netflix.spectator.api.Registry;
+import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 
 public class JavaFlightRecorderTest {
 
+  @SuppressFBWarnings
   public static volatile Object obj;
 
   @Test