diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1681.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1681.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8915e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1681.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: PreferImmutableStreamExCollections is disabled by default
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/1681
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
index 57abea4cd..17959a41d 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/extensions/BaselineErrorProneExtension.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class BaselineErrorProneExtension {
             // TODO(ckozak): re-enable pending scala check
             // "ThrowSpecificity",
             "UnsafeGaugeRegistration",
-            "PreferImmutableStreamExCollections",
 
             // Built-in checks
             "ArrayEquals",
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineErrorProne.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineErrorProne.java
index d71148da8..a959a46cd 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineErrorProne.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineErrorProne.java
@@ -219,7 +219,11 @@ private static void configureErrorProneOptions(
                     : CheckSeverity.OFF;
         }));
 
-        errorProneOptions.disable("AutoCloseableMustBeClosed", "CatchSpecificity", "UnusedVariable");
+        errorProneOptions.disable(
+                "AutoCloseableMustBeClosed",
+                "CatchSpecificity",
+                "PreferImmutableStreamExCollections",
+                "UnusedVariable");
         errorProneOptions.error(
                 "EqualsHashCode",
                 "EqualsIncompatibleType",