diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThis.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThis.java
index 36d177867b5..a6aaa7cc0cc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThis.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThis.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static com.google.errorprone.fixes.SuggestedFixes.qualifyType;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description.NO_MATCH;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.getSymbol;
+import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.hasAnnotation;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.isSameType;
 import static com.google.errorprone.util.ASTHelpers.isSubtype;
 import static java.lang.Boolean.TRUE;
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ public Description matchMethod(MethodTree tree, VisitorState state) {
     if (tree.getBody() == null) {
       return NO_MATCH;
     }
+    if (hasAnnotation(tree, CRV, state)) {
+      return Description.NO_MATCH;
+    }
     if (!instanceReturnsBuilder(sym, state)) {
       return NO_MATCH;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThisTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThisTest.java
index f22784e678b..08549f14ded 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThisTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/checkreturnvalue/BuilderReturnThisTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public void negative() {
     testHelper
         .addInputLines(
             "Test.java",
+            "import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CheckReturnValue;",
+            "",
             "class Test {",
             "  static class TestBuilder {",
             "    static TestBuilder builder() {",
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ public void negative() {
             "    TestBuilder setParens(String bar) {",
             "      return (this);",
             "    }",
+            "    @CheckReturnValue",
+            "    TestBuilder dontFlag(String flag) {",
+            "      return new TestBuilder();",
+            "    }",
             "  }",
             "}")
         .expectUnchanged()