diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/com/uber/okbuck/composer/android/AndroidModuleRuleComposer.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/com/uber/okbuck/composer/android/AndroidModuleRuleComposer.java
index 4fc9a53fc..6e6e10969 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/com/uber/okbuck/composer/android/AndroidModuleRuleComposer.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/com/uber/okbuck/composer/android/AndroidModuleRuleComposer.java
@@ -97,9 +97,13 @@ public static Rule compose(
               .filter(t -> (t instanceof JvmTarget))
               .map(BuckRuleComposer::binTargets)
               .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+              
+      if (lintConfigPath != null) {
+        unifiedAndroid
+          .lintConfigXml(fileRule(lintConfigPath));
+      }
 
       unifiedAndroid
-          .lintConfigXml(fileRule(lintConfigPath))
           .customLints(customLintTargets)
           .lintOptions(target.getLintOptions());
     } else {