diff --git a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/SuppressionHelper.java b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/SuppressionHelper.java
index 2e14f409343..aa06af9c8fa 100644
--- a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/SuppressionHelper.java
+++ b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/SuppressionHelper.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
-import javax.annotation.Generated;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates the logic of handling suppressions, both via {@code @SuppressWarnings} and via
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ public SuppressionInfo extendSuppressionSets(
       VisitorState state) {
 
     boolean newInGeneratedCode =
-        inGeneratedCode || ASTHelpers.hasAnnotation(sym, Generated.class, state);
+        inGeneratedCode || ASTHelpers.hasAnnotation(sym, "javax.annotation.Generated", state);
 
     /**
      * Handle custom suppression annotations.