diff --git a/makefiles/lint/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38a7a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifdef YAML_FILES
+  include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml/python.mk
+else
+  include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml/yamllint.mk
+endif
+
+# [EOF]