diff --git a/tools/lint/commands.c b/tools/lint/commands.c
index 0e7913a..bb6bf1b 100644
--- a/tools/lint/commands.c
+++ b/tools/lint/commands.c
@@ -346,13 +346,14 @@
 int
 cmd_print(const char *arg)
 {
-    int c, argc, option_index, ret = 1, tree_ll = 0, tree_opts = 0;
+    int c, argc, option_index, ret = 1, tree_ll = 0, tree_opts = 0, compiled = 0;
     char **argv = NULL, *ptr, *model_name, *revision;
     const char *out_path = NULL;
     const struct lys_module *module;
     LYS_OUTFORMAT format = LYS_OUT_TREE;
     FILE *output = stdout;
     static struct option long_options[] = {
+        {"compiled", no_argument, 0, 'c'},
         {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
         {"format", required_argument, 0, 'f'},
         {"output", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
@@ -386,12 +387,15 @@
     optind = 0;
     while (1) {
         option_index = 0;
-        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hf:go:guP:L:", long_options, &option_index);
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "chf:go:guP:L:", long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1) {
             break;
         }
 
         switch (c) {
+        case 'c':
+            compiled = 1;
+            break;
         case 'h':
             cmd_print_help();
             ret = 0;
@@ -453,6 +457,11 @@
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    /* compiled format */
+    if (compiled) {
+        format++;
+    }
+
     /* tree fromat with or without gropings */
     if ((tree_opts || tree_ll) && format != LYS_OUT_TREE) {
         fprintf(stderr, "--tree options take effect only in case of the tree output format.\n");
diff --git a/tools/lint/main_ni.c b/tools/lint/main_ni.c
index 892d242..220ef33 100644
--- a/tools/lint/main_ni.c
+++ b/tools/lint/main_ni.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 main_ni(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     int ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
-    int opt, opt_index = 0, i, featsize = 0;
+    int opt, opt_index = 0, i, featsize = 0, compiled = 0;
     struct option options[] = {
 #if 0
         {"auto",             no_argument,       NULL, 'a'},
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
         {"tree-path",        required_argument, NULL, 'P'},
         {"tree-line-length", required_argument, NULL, 'L'},
 #endif
+        {"compiled",         no_argument,       NULL, 'c'},
         {"help",             no_argument,       NULL, 'h'},
 #if 0
         {"tree-help",        no_argument,       NULL, 'H'},
@@ -330,9 +331,9 @@
 
     opterr = 0;
 #ifndef NDEBUG
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ad:f:F:gunP:L:hHiDlmo:p:r:O:st:vVG:y:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "acd:f:F:gunP:L:hHiDlmo:p:r:O:st:vVG:y:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
 #else
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "ad:f:F:gunP:L:hHiDlmo:p:r:O:st:vVy:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "acd:f:F:gunP:L:hHiDlmo:p:r:O:st:vVy:", options, &opt_index)) != -1)
 #endif
     {
         switch (opt) {
@@ -356,6 +357,9 @@
             }
             break;
 #endif
+        case 'c':
+            compiled = 1;
+            break;
         case 'f':
             if (!strcasecmp(optarg, "yang")) {
                 outformat_s = LYS_OUT_YANG;
@@ -603,6 +607,13 @@
         fprintf(stderr, "yanglint error: missing <file> to process\n");
         goto cleanup;
     }
+    if (compiled) {
+        if (!outformat_s) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "yanglint warning: --compiled option takes effect only in case of printing schemas.\n");
+        } else {
+            outformat_s++;
+        }
+    }
     if (outformat_s && outformat_s != LYS_OUT_TREE && (optind + 1) < argc) {
         /* we have multiple schemas to be printed as YIN or YANG */
         fprintf(stderr, "yanglint error: too many schemas to convert and store.\n");