diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/apidiff/AndroidJdkLibsChecker.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/apidiff/AndroidJdkLibsChecker.java
index e8d94a0e5c2..bdba9623a1e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/apidiff/AndroidJdkLibsChecker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/apidiff/AndroidJdkLibsChecker.java
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ private boolean memberIsWhitelisted(Entry<String, ClassMemberKey> member) {
     private static final ImmutableSet<String> DESUGAR_ALLOWED_CLASSES =
         ImmutableSet.<String>builder()
             .addAll(BASE_ALLOWED_CLASSES)
+            .add("java/io/UncheckedIOException")
             .add("java/util/Collection")
             .add("java/util/Comparator")
             .add("java/util/DoubleSummaryStatistics")