diff --git a/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullabilityUtil.java b/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullabilityUtil.java
index f8d7386621..08db99285e 100644
--- a/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullabilityUtil.java
+++ b/nullaway/src/main/java/com/uber/nullaway/NullabilityUtil.java
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ private static boolean targetTypeMatches(Symbol sym, TypeAnnotationPosition posi
       case LOCAL_VARIABLE:
         return position.type == TargetType.LOCAL_VARIABLE;
       case FIELD:
+      // treated like a field
+      case ENUM_CONSTANT:
         return position.type == TargetType.FIELD;
       case CONSTRUCTOR:
       case METHOD: