diff --git a/dev/scalastyle b/dev/scalastyle
index b555ce08b7..212ef900eb 100755
--- a/dev/scalastyle
+++ b/dev/scalastyle
@@ -17,10 +17,18 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
+SPARK_PROFILES=${1:-"-Pmesos -Pkubernetes -Pyarn -Pspark-ganglia-lgpl -Pkinesis-asl -Phive-thriftserver -Phive"}
 
-SPARK_PROFILES=${1:-"-Pmesos -Pkubernetes -Pyarn -Pspark-ganglia-lgpl -Pkinesis-asl -Phive-thriftserver -Phive -Pdocker-integration-tests -Pkubernetes-integration-tests"}
-ERRORS=$($SCRIPT_DIR/../build/mvn $SPARK_PROFILES scalastyle:check | grep "^error file")
+# NOTE: echo "q" is needed because SBT prompts the user for input on encountering a build file
+# with failure (either resolution or compilation); the "q" makes SBT quit.
+ERRORS=$(echo -e "q\n" \
+    | build/sbt \
+        ${SPARK_PROFILES} \
+        -Pdocker-integration-tests \
+        -Pkubernetes-integration-tests \
+        scalastyle test:scalastyle \
+    | awk '{if($1~/error/)print}' \
+)
 
 if test ! -z "$ERRORS"; then
     echo -e "Scalastyle checks failed at following occurrences:\n$ERRORS"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef8fb709bb..d2b2b02050 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <verbose>false</verbose>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
-          <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
+          <includeTestSourceDirectory>false</includeTestSourceDirectory>
           <failOnWarning>false</failOnWarning>
           <sourceDirectory>${basedir}/src/main/scala</sourceDirectory>
           <testSourceDirectory>${basedir}/src/test/scala</testSourceDirectory>