diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e04e3481..53516a0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ test-all-local: validate-local validate-docs test-unit-local
 
 .PHONY: validate-local
 validate-local:
-	BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" hack/make.sh validate-git-marks validate-gofmt validate-lint
+	BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" hack/make.sh validate-git-marks validate-gofmt
+	hack/validate-lint.sh
 	BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" hack/validate-vet.sh
 
 # This invokes bin/skopeo, hence cannot be run as part of validate-local
diff --git a/hack/make/validate-lint b/hack/validate-lint.sh
similarity index 98%
rename from hack/make/validate-lint
rename to hack/validate-lint.sh
index a59b28c1..cc756902 100755
--- a/hack/make/validate-lint
+++ b/hack/validate-lint.sh
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ else
 		echo 'Please fix the above errors. You can test via "golint" and commit the result.'
 		echo
 	} >&2
-	false
+	exit 1
 fi