diff --git a/java/vector/pom.xml b/java/vector/pom.xml
index 73d76fc7306ae..eb0e39565332e 100644
--- a/java/vector/pom.xml
+++ b/java/vector/pom.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ under the License.
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration combine.children="append">
+          <compilerArgs>
+            <arg>-Werror</arg>
+          </compilerArgs>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <!-- generate sources from fmpp -->
         <groupId>org.apache.drill.tools</groupId>
diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/BaseWriter.java b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/BaseWriter.java
index 458a4df1eec82..e952d46f1f241 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/BaseWriter.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/BaseWriter.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public interface StructOrListWriter {
     /**
      * @deprecated use {@link #listOfStruct()} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     StructOrListWriter listoftstruct(String name);
     StructOrListWriter listOfStruct(String name);
     StructOrListWriter list(String name);