diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index 5cd49a8..2cbefc3 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -100,32 +100,30 @@
 	buildModuleReportZip bool
 }
 
-type LintDepSetsIntf interface {
-	// Methods used to propagate strict_updatability_linting values.
-	GetStrictUpdatabilityLinting() bool
-	SetStrictUpdatabilityLinting(bool)
-}
-
 type LintDepSets struct {
-	HTML, Text, XML *android.DepSet[android.Path]
+	HTML, Text, XML, Baseline *android.DepSet[android.Path]
 }
 
 type LintDepSetsBuilder struct {
-	HTML, Text, XML *android.DepSetBuilder[android.Path]
+	HTML, Text, XML, Baseline *android.DepSetBuilder[android.Path]
 }
 
 func NewLintDepSetBuilder() LintDepSetsBuilder {
 	return LintDepSetsBuilder{
-		HTML: android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
-		Text: android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
-		XML:  android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
+		HTML:     android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
+		Text:     android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
+		XML:      android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
+		Baseline: android.NewDepSetBuilder[android.Path](android.POSTORDER),
 	}
 }
 
-func (l LintDepSetsBuilder) Direct(html, text, xml android.Path) LintDepSetsBuilder {
+func (l LintDepSetsBuilder) Direct(html, text, xml android.Path, baseline android.OptionalPath) LintDepSetsBuilder {
 	l.HTML.Direct(html)
 	l.Text.Direct(text)
 	l.XML.Direct(xml)
+	if baseline.Valid() {
+		l.Baseline.Direct(baseline.Path())
+	}
 	return l
 }
 
@@ -139,14 +137,18 @@
 	if info.TransitiveXML != nil {
 		l.XML.Transitive(info.TransitiveXML)
 	}
+	if info.TransitiveBaseline != nil {
+		l.Baseline.Transitive(info.TransitiveBaseline)
+	}
 	return l
 }
 
 func (l LintDepSetsBuilder) Build() LintDepSets {
 	return LintDepSets{
-		HTML: l.HTML.Build(),
-		Text: l.Text.Build(),
-		XML:  l.XML.Build(),
+		HTML:     l.HTML.Build(),
+		Text:     l.Text.Build(),
+		XML:      l.XML.Build(),
+		Baseline: l.Baseline.Build(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -194,16 +196,6 @@
 	},
 }
 
-func (l *linter) GetStrictUpdatabilityLinting() bool {
-	return BoolDefault(l.properties.Lint.Strict_updatability_linting, false)
-}
-
-func (l *linter) SetStrictUpdatabilityLinting(strictLinting bool) {
-	l.properties.Lint.Strict_updatability_linting = &strictLinting
-}
-
-var _ LintDepSetsIntf = (*linter)(nil)
-
 var LintProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[*LintInfo]()
 
 type LintInfo struct {
@@ -212,9 +204,10 @@
 	XML               android.Path
 	ReferenceBaseline android.Path
 
-	TransitiveHTML *android.DepSet[android.Path]
-	TransitiveText *android.DepSet[android.Path]
-	TransitiveXML  *android.DepSet[android.Path]
+	TransitiveHTML     *android.DepSet[android.Path]
+	TransitiveText     *android.DepSet[android.Path]
+	TransitiveXML      *android.DepSet[android.Path]
+	TransitiveBaseline *android.DepSet[android.Path]
 }
 
 func (l *linter) enabled() bool {
@@ -250,7 +243,9 @@
 	return ctx.Config().GetenvWithDefault("RBE_LINT_EXEC_STRATEGY", remoteexec.LocalExecStrategy)
 }
 
-func (l *linter) writeLintProjectXML(ctx android.ModuleContext, rule *android.RuleBuilder, srcsList android.Path) lintPaths {
+func (l *linter) writeLintProjectXML(ctx android.ModuleContext, rule *android.RuleBuilder, srcsList android.Path,
+	baselines android.Paths) lintPaths {
+
 	projectXMLPath := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "project.xml")
 	// Lint looks for a lint.xml file next to the project.xml file, give it one.
 	configXMLPath := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint.xml")
@@ -313,12 +308,10 @@
 	cmd.FlagForEachArg("--error_check ", l.properties.Lint.Error_checks)
 	cmd.FlagForEachArg("--fatal_check ", l.properties.Lint.Fatal_checks)
 
-	if l.GetStrictUpdatabilityLinting() {
+	if Bool(l.properties.Lint.Strict_updatability_linting) && len(baselines) > 0 {
 		// Verify the module does not baseline issues that endanger safe updatability.
-		if l.properties.Lint.Baseline_filename != nil {
-			cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline ", android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, *l.properties.Lint.Baseline_filename))
-			cmd.FlagForEachArg("--disallowed_issues ", updatabilityChecks)
-		}
+		strictUpdatabilityChecksOutputFile := VerifyStrictUpdatabilityChecks(ctx, baselines)
+		cmd.Validation(strictUpdatabilityChecksOutputFile)
 	}
 
 	return lintPaths{
@@ -330,6 +323,22 @@
 
 }
 
+func VerifyStrictUpdatabilityChecks(ctx android.ModuleContext, baselines android.Paths) android.Path {
+	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
+	baselineRspFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint_strict_updatability_check_baselines.rsp")
+	outputFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint_strict_updatability_check.stamp")
+	rule.Command().Text("rm -f").Output(outputFile)
+	rule.Command().
+		BuiltTool("lint_strict_updatability_checks").
+		FlagWithArg("--name ", ctx.ModuleName()).
+		FlagWithRspFileInputList("--baselines ", baselineRspFile, baselines).
+		FlagForEachArg("--disallowed_issues ", updatabilityChecks)
+	rule.Command().Text("touch").Output(outputFile)
+	rule.Build("lint_strict_updatability_checks", "lint strict updatability checks")
+
+	return outputFile
+}
+
 // generateManifest adds a command to the rule to write a simple manifest that contains the
 // minSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion for modules (like java_library) that don't have a manifest.
 func (l *linter) generateManifest(ctx android.ModuleContext, rule *android.RuleBuilder) android.WritablePath {
@@ -399,6 +408,26 @@
 	l.extraLintCheckJars = append(l.extraLintCheckJars, android.PathForSource(ctx,
 		"prebuilts/cmdline-tools/AndroidGlobalLintChecker.jar"))
 
+	var baseline android.OptionalPath
+	if l.properties.Lint.Baseline_filename != nil {
+		baseline = android.OptionalPathForPath(android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, *l.properties.Lint.Baseline_filename))
+	}
+
+	html := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-report.html")
+	text := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-report.txt")
+	xml := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-report.xml")
+	referenceBaseline := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-baseline.xml")
+
+	depSetsBuilder := NewLintDepSetBuilder().Direct(html, text, xml, baseline)
+
+	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(staticLibTag, func(dep android.Module) {
+		if info, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, LintProvider); ok {
+			depSetsBuilder.Transitive(info)
+		}
+	})
+
+	depSets := depSetsBuilder.Build()
+
 	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx).
 		Sbox(android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint"),
 			android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint.sbox.textproto")).
@@ -425,22 +454,9 @@
 	srcsListRsp := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-srcs.list.rsp")
 	rule.Command().Text("cp").FlagWithRspFileInputList("", srcsListRsp, l.srcs).Output(srcsList).Implicits(l.compile_data)
 
-	lintPaths := l.writeLintProjectXML(ctx, rule, srcsList)
+	baselines := depSets.Baseline.ToList()
 
-	html := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-report.html")
-	text := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-report.txt")
-	xml := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-report.xml")
-	referenceBaseline := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint", "lint-baseline.xml")
-
-	depSetsBuilder := NewLintDepSetBuilder().Direct(html, text, xml)
-
-	ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(staticLibTag, func(dep android.Module) {
-		if info, ok := android.OtherModuleProvider(ctx, dep, LintProvider); ok {
-			depSetsBuilder.Transitive(info)
-		}
-	})
-
-	depSets := depSetsBuilder.Build()
+	lintPaths := l.writeLintProjectXML(ctx, rule, srcsList, baselines)
 
 	rule.Command().Text("rm -rf").Flag(lintPaths.cacheDir.String()).Flag(lintPaths.homeDir.String())
 	rule.Command().Text("mkdir -p").Flag(lintPaths.cacheDir.String()).Flag(lintPaths.homeDir.String())
@@ -495,8 +511,8 @@
 		cmd.FlagWithArg("--check ", checkOnly)
 	}
 
-	if l.properties.Lint.Baseline_filename != nil {
-		cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline ", android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, *l.properties.Lint.Baseline_filename))
+	if baseline.Valid() {
+		cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline ", baseline.Path())
 	}
 
 	cmd.FlagWithOutput("--write-reference-baseline ", referenceBaseline)
@@ -526,13 +542,14 @@
 		XML:               xml,
 		ReferenceBaseline: referenceBaseline,
 
-		TransitiveHTML: depSets.HTML,
-		TransitiveText: depSets.Text,
-		TransitiveXML:  depSets.XML,
+		TransitiveHTML:     depSets.HTML,
+		TransitiveText:     depSets.Text,
+		TransitiveXML:      depSets.XML,
+		TransitiveBaseline: depSets.Baseline,
 	})
 
 	if l.buildModuleReportZip {
-		l.reports = BuildModuleLintReportZips(ctx, depSets)
+		l.reports = BuildModuleLintReportZips(ctx, depSets, nil)
 	}
 
 	// Create a per-module phony target to run the lint check.
@@ -542,7 +559,7 @@
 	ctx.SetOutputFiles(android.Paths{xml}, ".lint")
 }
 
-func BuildModuleLintReportZips(ctx android.ModuleContext, depSets LintDepSets) android.Paths {
+func BuildModuleLintReportZips(ctx android.ModuleContext, depSets LintDepSets, validations android.Paths) android.Paths {
 	htmlList := android.SortedUniquePaths(depSets.HTML.ToList())
 	textList := android.SortedUniquePaths(depSets.Text.ToList())
 	xmlList := android.SortedUniquePaths(depSets.XML.ToList())
@@ -552,13 +569,13 @@
 	}
 
 	htmlZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-html.zip")
-	lintZip(ctx, htmlList, htmlZip)
+	lintZip(ctx, htmlList, htmlZip, validations)
 
 	textZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-text.zip")
-	lintZip(ctx, textList, textZip)
+	lintZip(ctx, textList, textZip, validations)
 
 	xmlZip := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "lint-report-xml.zip")
-	lintZip(ctx, xmlList, xmlZip)
+	lintZip(ctx, xmlList, xmlZip, validations)
 
 	return android.Paths{htmlZip, textZip, xmlZip}
 }
@@ -668,7 +685,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		lintZip(ctx, paths, outputPath)
+		lintZip(ctx, paths, outputPath, nil)
 	}
 
 	l.htmlZip = android.PathForOutput(ctx, "lint-report-html.zip")
@@ -697,17 +714,9 @@
 func init() {
 	android.RegisterParallelSingletonType("lint",
 		func() android.Singleton { return &lintSingleton{} })
-
-	registerLintBuildComponents(android.InitRegistrationContext)
 }
 
-func registerLintBuildComponents(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
-	ctx.PostDepsMutators(func(ctx android.RegisterMutatorsContext) {
-		ctx.TopDown("enforce_strict_updatability_linting", enforceStrictUpdatabilityLintingMutator).Parallel()
-	})
-}
-
-func lintZip(ctx android.BuilderContext, paths android.Paths, outputPath android.WritablePath) {
+func lintZip(ctx android.BuilderContext, paths android.Paths, outputPath android.WritablePath, validations android.Paths) {
 	paths = android.SortedUniquePaths(android.CopyOfPaths(paths))
 
 	sort.Slice(paths, func(i, j int) bool {
@@ -719,19 +728,8 @@
 	rule.Command().BuiltTool("soong_zip").
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", outputPath).
 		FlagWithArg("-C ", android.PathForIntermediates(ctx).String()).
-		FlagWithRspFileInputList("-r ", outputPath.ReplaceExtension(ctx, "rsp"), paths)
+		FlagWithRspFileInputList("-r ", outputPath.ReplaceExtension(ctx, "rsp"), paths).
+		Validations(validations)
 
 	rule.Build(outputPath.Base(), outputPath.Base())
 }
-
-// Enforce the strict updatability linting to all applicable transitive dependencies.
-func enforceStrictUpdatabilityLintingMutator(ctx android.TopDownMutatorContext) {
-	m := ctx.Module()
-	if d, ok := m.(LintDepSetsIntf); ok && d.GetStrictUpdatabilityLinting() {
-		ctx.VisitDirectDepsWithTag(staticLibTag, func(d android.Module) {
-			if a, ok := d.(LintDepSetsIntf); ok {
-				a.SetStrictUpdatabilityLinting(true)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}