diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-952.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-952.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc5e41419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-952.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: Fix error-prone `UnnecessaryParentheses` by default
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/952
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 af6e1b9bf..9fa021f08 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
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public class BaselineErrorProneExtension {
 
             // Built-in checks
             "ArrayEquals",
-            "MissingOverride");
+            "MissingOverride",
+            "UnnecessaryParentheses");
 
     private final ListProperty<String> patchChecks;