diff --git a/waflib/extras/cpplint.py b/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
index 22bfc029..7916d2a5 100644
--- a/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
+++ b/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ def cpplint_includes(self, node):
 @TaskGen.feature('cpplint')
 @TaskGen.before_method('process_source')
 def post_cpplint(self):
-    if self.env.CPPLINT_SKIP:
-        return
-
     if not self.env.CPPLINT_INITIALIZED:
         for key, value in Options.options.__dict__.items():
             if not key.startswith('CPPLINT_') or self.env[key]:
@@ -204,6 +201,9 @@ def post_cpplint(self):
             self.env[key] = value
         self.env.CPPLINT_INITIALIZED = True
 
+    if self.env.CPPLINT_SKIP:
+        return
+
     if not self.env.CPPLINT_OUTPUT in CPPLINT_RE:
         return
 
@@ -216,4 +216,3 @@ def post_cpplint(self):
             self.bld.fatal('Could not find %r' % src)
         self.create_task('cpplint', node)
 
-