diff --git a/scripts/lint_project_xml.py b/scripts/lint_project_xml.py
index c40b07d..cdc968a 100755
--- a/scripts/lint_project_xml.py
+++ b/scripts/lint_project_xml.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
                       help='file containing merged manifest for the module and its dependencies.')
   parser.add_argument('--baseline', dest='baseline_path',
                       help='file containing baseline lint issues.')
+  parser.add_argument('--strict_updatability_parents',
+                      help='reverse dependencies that set strict_updatability_linting: true, for use in error messages')
   parser.add_argument('--library', dest='library', action='store_true',
                       help='mark the module as a library.')
   parser.add_argument('--test', dest='test', action='store_true',
@@ -161,8 +163,10 @@
     baseline = minidom.parse(args.baseline_path)
     disallowed_issues = check_baseline_for_disallowed_issues(baseline, args.disallowed_issues)
     if disallowed_issues:
-      sys.exit('disallowed issues %s found in lint baseline file %s for module %s'
-                         % (disallowed_issues, args.baseline_path, args.name))
+      error_message = f'disallowed issues {disallowed_issues} found in lint baseline file {args.baseline_path} for module {args.name}'
+      if args.strict_updatability_parents:
+        error_message += f'. The parent modules that set strict_updatability_linting are {args.strict_updatability_parent}'
+      sys.exit(error_message)
 
   if args.project_out:
     with open(args.project_out, 'w') as f: