diff --git a/tools/lint.py b/tools/lint.py
index 95ce2eb33385ade41badb16ccaab861ddf1900e2..4471dafaed6e7150804bda066737b991b611439f 100755
--- a/tools/lint.py
+++ b/tools/lint.py
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ run([
 run(["node", tslint, "-p", ".", "--exclude", "**/gen/**/*.ts"])
 run([
     "node", tslint, "./js/**/*_test.ts", "./tests/**/*.ts", "--exclude",
-    "**/gen/**/*.ts"
+    "**/gen/**/*.ts", "--project", "tsconfig.json"
 ])