diff --git a/tools/lint/common.c b/tools/lint/common.c
index 5c5894e..650aa78 100644
--- a/tools/lint/common.c
+++ b/tools/lint/common.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
         if (!strcmp(module, sf->mod_name)) {
             /* matched module - explicitly set features */
             *features = (const char **)sf->features;
+            sf->applied = 1;
             return;
         }
     }