diff --git a/java/LICENSE b/java/LICENSE
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..ea5b60640b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../LICENSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/NOTICE b/java/NOTICE
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7e1b82f6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../NOTICE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script/check_licenses.sh b/script/check_licenses.sh
index 6ec23001c2..c66e63da8c 100755
--- a/script/check_licenses.sh
+++ b/script/check_licenses.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 location=$(dirname $0)
 rootdir=$location/../
 
-denylist=("zz_generated" "zz_desc_generated" "vendor" "./.mvn/wrapper" "./docs/" "./.idea" "./build/" "./deploy/traits.yaml" "./pom.xml")
+denylist=("zz_generated" "zz_desc_generated" "vendor" "./.mvn/wrapper" "./docs/" "./.idea" "./build/" "./deploy/traits.yaml" "./pom.xml" "./java/")
 
 cd $rootdir
 go build ./cmd/util/license-check/