diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/FontMetricsDumper.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/FontMetricsDumper.java
index 96676954a..10818c1ad 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/FontMetricsDumper.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/FontMetricsDumper.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class FontMetricsDumper
 {
-    @SuppressForbidden
+    @SuppressForbidden("command line tool")
     public static void main( String[] args ) throws IOException
     {
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LocaleUtil.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LocaleUtil.java
index d402be58c..d7b4fcba5 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LocaleUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/LocaleUtil.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class LocaleUtil {
 
     private static final ThreadLocal<TimeZone> userTimeZone = new ThreadLocal<TimeZone>() {
         @Override
-        @SuppressForbidden
+        @SuppressForbidden("implementation around default locales in POI")
         protected TimeZone initialValue() {
             return TimeZone.getDefault();
         }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class LocaleUtil {
 
     private static final ThreadLocal<Locale> userLocale = new ThreadLocal<Locale>() {
         @Override
-        @SuppressForbidden
+        @SuppressForbidden("implementation around default locales in POI")
         protected Locale initialValue() {
             return Locale.getDefault();
         }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/SuppressForbidden.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/SuppressForbidden.java
index 81891e0c6..c2b765704 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/SuppressForbidden.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/SuppressForbidden.java
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
-/*
+/**
  * Marking class for elements to be ignored by the forbidden apis check
  */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
 @Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
 public @interface SuppressForbidden {
-
+    /** A reason for suppressing should always be given. */
+    String value() default "";
 }