diff --git a/src/buildifier/buildifier_availability.ts b/src/buildifier/buildifier_availability.ts
index adbcaacb..0210491e 100644
--- a/src/buildifier/buildifier_availability.ts
+++ b/src/buildifier/buildifier_availability.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export async function checkBuildifierIsAvailable() {
   // output parses.
   const { stdout } = await executeBuildifier(
     "",
-    ["--format=json", "--mode=check"],
+    ["--format=json", "--mode=check", "--lint=check"],
     false,
   );
   try {