diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index 67746204e..931820d74 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -331,12 +331,18 @@ func (l *linter) lint(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 
 	if l.minSdkVersion != l.compileSdkVersion {
 		l.extraMainlineLintErrors = append(l.extraMainlineLintErrors, updatabilityChecks...)
-		_, filtered := android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Warning_checks, updatabilityChecks)
-		if len(filtered) != 0 {
-			ctx.PropertyErrorf("lint.warning_checks",
-				"Can't treat %v checks as warnings if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.", filtered)
+		// Skip lint warning checks for NewApi warnings for libcore where they come from source
+		// files that reference the API they are adding (b/208656169).
+		if ctx.ModuleDir() != "libcore" {
+			_, filtered := android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Warning_checks, updatabilityChecks)
+
+			if len(filtered) != 0 {
+				ctx.PropertyErrorf("lint.warning_checks",
+					"Can't treat %v checks as warnings if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.", filtered)
+			}
 		}
-		_, filtered = android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Disabled_checks, updatabilityChecks)
+
+		_, filtered := android.FilterList(l.properties.Lint.Disabled_checks, updatabilityChecks)
 		if len(filtered) != 0 {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf("lint.disabled_checks",
 				"Can't disable %v checks if min_sdk_version is different from sdk_version.", filtered)