diff --git a/config/mv_checks.xml b/config/mv_checks.xml
index 018e3caf..87f5c911 100644
--- a/config/mv_checks.xml
+++ b/config/mv_checks.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@
         <module name="ModifierOrder"/>
         <module name="RedundantModifier"/>
         <module name="AvoidNestedBlocks"/>
-        <module name="EmptyBlock"/>
+        <module name="EmptyBlock">
+            <property name="tokens" value="LITERAL_DO,LITERAL_ELSE,LITERAL_FINALLY,LITERAL_IF,LITERAL_FOR,LITERAL_TRY,LITERAL_WHILE,INSTANCE_INIT,STATIC_INIT"/>
+        </module>
         <module name="LeftCurly"/>
         <module name="NeedBraces"/>
         <module name="RightCurly"/>