diff --git a/Tethering/Android.bp b/Tethering/Android.bp
index dd60be7..414e50a 100644
--- a/Tethering/Android.bp
+++ b/Tethering/Android.bp
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@
         "framework-tethering.impl",
     ],
     manifest: "AndroidManifestBase.xml",
-    lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
+    lint: {
+        strict_updatability_linting: true,
+        error_checks: ["NewApi"],
+    },
 }
 
 // build tethering static library, used to compile both variants of the tethering.
@@ -215,7 +218,10 @@
     use_embedded_native_libs: true,
     privapp_allowlist: ":privapp_allowlist_com.android.tethering",
     apex_available: ["com.android.tethering"],
-    lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
+    lint: {
+        strict_updatability_linting: true,
+        error_checks: ["NewApi"],
+    },
 }
 
 sdk {