diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 8c42a3fb2..8b6d02538 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ type androidApp interface {
 	JacocoReportClassesFile() android.Path
 	Certificate() java.Certificate
 	BaseModuleName() string
+	LintDepSets() java.LintDepSets
 }
 
 var _ androidApp = (*java.AndroidApp)(nil)
@@ -1554,6 +1555,7 @@ func apexFileForAndroidApp(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, aapp androidApp) apexF
 	fileToCopy := aapp.OutputFile()
 	af := newApexFile(ctx, fileToCopy, aapp.BaseModuleName(), dirInApex, app, aapp)
 	af.jacocoReportClassesFile = aapp.JacocoReportClassesFile()
+	af.lintDepSets = aapp.LintDepSets()
 	af.certificate = aapp.Certificate()
 
 	if app, ok := aapp.(interface {
diff --git a/java/app_import.go b/java/app_import.go
index 5a87b074b..b5a608412 100644
--- a/java/app_import.go
+++ b/java/app_import.go
@@ -410,6 +410,10 @@ func (a *AndroidAppImport) MinSdkVersion(ctx android.EarlyModuleContext) android
 	return android.SdkSpecPrivate
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidAppImport) LintDepSets() LintDepSets {
+	return LintDepSets{}
+}
+
 var _ android.ApexModule = (*AndroidAppImport)(nil)
 
 // Implements android.ApexModule