diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index 5d2c4f6..6391067 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -69,28 +69,78 @@
 	outputs             lintOutputs
 	properties          LintProperties
 
+	reports android.Paths
+
 	buildModuleReportZip bool
 }
 
 type lintOutputs struct {
-	html android.ModuleOutPath
-	text android.ModuleOutPath
-	xml  android.ModuleOutPath
+	html android.Path
+	text android.Path
+	xml  android.Path
 
-	transitiveHTML *android.DepSet
-	transitiveText *android.DepSet
-	transitiveXML  *android.DepSet
-
-	transitiveHTMLZip android.OptionalPath
-	transitiveTextZip android.OptionalPath
-	transitiveXMLZip  android.OptionalPath
+	depSets LintDepSets
 }
 
-type lintOutputIntf interface {
+type lintOutputsIntf interface {
 	lintOutputs() *lintOutputs
 }
 
-var _ lintOutputIntf = (*linter)(nil)
+type lintDepSetsIntf interface {
+	LintDepSets() LintDepSets
+}
+
+type LintDepSets struct {
+	HTML, Text, XML *android.DepSet
+}
+
+type LintDepSetsBuilder struct {
+	HTML, Text, XML *android.DepSetBuilder
+}
+
+func NewLintDepSetBuilder() LintDepSetsBuilder {
+	return LintDepSetsBuilder{
+		HTML: android.NewDepSetBuilder(android.POSTORDER),
+		Text: android.NewDepSetBuilder(android.POSTORDER),
+		XML:  android.NewDepSetBuilder(android.POSTORDER),
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LintDepSetsBuilder) Direct(html, text, xml android.Path) LintDepSetsBuilder {
+	l.HTML.Direct(html)
+	l.Text.Direct(text)
+	l.XML.Direct(xml)
+	return l
+}
+
+func (l LintDepSetsBuilder) Transitive(depSets LintDepSets) LintDepSetsBuilder {
+	if depSets.HTML != nil {
+		l.HTML.Transitive(depSets.HTML)
+	}
+	if depSets.Text != nil {
+		l.Text.Transitive(depSets.Text)
+	}
+	if depSets.XML != nil {
+		l.XML.Transitive(depSets.XML)
+	}
+	return l
+}
+
+func (l LintDepSetsBuilder) Build() LintDepSets {
+	return LintDepSets{
+		HTML: l.HTML.Build(),
+		Text: l.Text.Build(),
+		XML:  l.XML.Build(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (l *linter) LintDepSets() LintDepSets {
+	return l.outputs.depSets
+}
+
+var _ lintDepSetsIntf = (*linter)(nil)
+
+var _ lintOutputsIntf = (*linter)(nil)
 
 func (l *linter) lintOutputs() *lintOutputs {
 	return &l.outputs
@@ -247,16 +297,11 @@
 	text := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report.txt")
 	xml := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report.xml")
 
-	htmlDeps := android.NewDepSetBuilder(android.POSTORDER).Direct(html)
-	textDeps := android.NewDepSetBuilder(android.POSTORDER).Direct(text)
-	xmlDeps := android.NewDepSetBuilder(android.POSTORDER).Direct(xml)
+	depSetsBuilder := NewLintDepSetBuilder().Direct(html, text, xml)
 
 	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(staticLibTag, func(dep android.Module) {
-		if depLint, ok := dep.(lintOutputIntf); ok {
-			depLintOutputs := depLint.lintOutputs()
-			htmlDeps.Transitive(depLintOutputs.transitiveHTML)
-			textDeps.Transitive(depLintOutputs.transitiveText)
-			xmlDeps.Transitive(depLintOutputs.transitiveXML)
+		if depLint, ok := dep.(lintDepSetsIntf); ok {
+			depSetsBuilder.Transitive(depLint.LintDepSets())
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -309,26 +354,35 @@
 		text: text,
 		xml:  xml,
 
-		transitiveHTML: htmlDeps.Build(),
-		transitiveText: textDeps.Build(),
-		transitiveXML:  xmlDeps.Build(),
+		depSets: depSetsBuilder.Build(),
 	}
 
 	if l.buildModuleReportZip {
-		htmlZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-html.zip")
-		l.outputs.transitiveHTMLZip = android.OptionalPathForPath(htmlZip)
-		lintZip(ctx, l.outputs.transitiveHTML.ToSortedList(), htmlZip)
-
-		textZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-text.zip")
-		l.outputs.transitiveTextZip = android.OptionalPathForPath(textZip)
-		lintZip(ctx, l.outputs.transitiveText.ToSortedList(), textZip)
-
-		xmlZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-xml.zip")
-		l.outputs.transitiveXMLZip = android.OptionalPathForPath(xmlZip)
-		lintZip(ctx, l.outputs.transitiveXML.ToSortedList(), xmlZip)
+		l.reports = BuildModuleLintReportZips(ctx, l.LintDepSets())
 	}
 }
 
+func BuildModuleLintReportZips(ctx android.ModuleContext, depSets LintDepSets) android.Paths {
+	htmlList := depSets.HTML.ToSortedList()
+	textList := depSets.Text.ToSortedList()
+	xmlList := depSets.XML.ToSortedList()
+
+	if len(htmlList) == 0 && len(textList) == 0 && len(xmlList) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	htmlZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-html.zip")
+	lintZip(ctx, htmlList, htmlZip)
+
+	textZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-text.zip")
+	lintZip(ctx, textList, textZip)
+
+	xmlZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-xml.zip")
+	lintZip(ctx, xmlList, xmlZip)
+
+	return android.Paths{htmlZip, textZip, xmlZip}
+}
+
 type lintSingleton struct {
 	htmlZip android.WritablePath
 	textZip android.WritablePath
@@ -403,7 +457,7 @@
 			return
 		}
 
-		if l, ok := m.(lintOutputIntf); ok {
+		if l, ok := m.(lintOutputsIntf); ok {
 			outputs = append(outputs, l.lintOutputs())
 		}
 	})
@@ -414,7 +468,9 @@
 		var paths android.Paths
 
 		for _, output := range outputs {
-			paths = append(paths, get(output))
+			if p := get(output); p != nil {
+				paths = append(paths, p)
+			}
 		}
 
 		lintZip(ctx, paths, outputPath)