diff --git a/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs b/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
index a0bd9367d..f23ba5d2c 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
@@ -1269,7 +1269,6 @@ impl<'gctx> Workspace<'gctx> {
     }
 
     pub fn emit_pkg_lints(&self, pkg: &Package, path: &Path) -> CargoResult<()> {
-        let mut error_count = 0;
         let toml_lints = pkg
             .manifest()
             .normalized_toml()
@@ -1287,6 +1286,8 @@ impl<'gctx> Workspace<'gctx> {
         let ws_document = self.root_maybe().document();
 
         if self.gctx.cli_unstable().cargo_lints {
+            let mut verify_error_count = 0;
+
             analyze_cargo_lints_table(
                 pkg,
                 &path,
@@ -1294,24 +1295,33 @@ impl<'gctx> Workspace<'gctx> {
                 ws_contents,
                 ws_document,
                 self.root_manifest(),
+                &mut verify_error_count,
                 self.gctx,
             )?;
-            check_im_a_teapot(pkg, &path, &cargo_lints, &mut error_count, self.gctx)?;
+
+            if verify_error_count > 0 {
+                let plural = if verify_error_count == 1 { "" } else { "s" };
+                bail!("encountered {verify_error_count} error{plural} while verifying lints")
+            }
+
+            let mut run_error_count = 0;
+
+            check_im_a_teapot(pkg, &path, &cargo_lints, &mut run_error_count, self.gctx)?;
             implicit_minimum_version_req(
                 pkg.into(),
                 &path,
                 &cargo_lints,
-                &mut error_count,
+                &mut run_error_count,
                 self.gctx,
             )?;
+
+            if run_error_count > 0 {
+                let plural = if run_error_count == 1 { "" } else { "s" };
+                bail!("encountered {run_error_count} error{plural} while running lints")
+            }
         }
 
-        if error_count > 0 {
-            let plural = if error_count == 1 { "" } else { "s" };
-            bail!("encountered {error_count} error{plural} while running lints")
-        } else {
-            Ok(())
-        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn emit_ws_lints(&self) -> CargoResult<()> {
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/lints/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/lints/mod.rs
index 14a1746e4..8abc9f443 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/lints/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/lints/mod.rs
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ pub fn analyze_cargo_lints_table(
     ws_contents: &str,
     ws_document: &toml::Spanned<toml::de::DeTable<'static>>,
     ws_path: &Path,
+    error_count: &mut usize,
     gctx: &GlobalContext,
 ) -> CargoResult<()> {
-    let mut error_count = 0;
     let manifest = pkg.manifest();
     let manifest_path = rel_cwd_manifest_path(manifest_path, gctx);
     let ws_path = rel_cwd_manifest_path(ws_path, gctx);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub fn analyze_cargo_lints_table(
                 ws_contents,
                 ws_document,
                 &ws_path,
-                &mut error_count,
+                error_count,
                 gctx,
             )?;
         }
@@ -111,17 +111,11 @@ pub fn analyze_cargo_lints_table(
         ws_contents,
         ws_document,
         &ws_path,
-        &mut error_count,
+        error_count,
         gctx,
     )?;
 
-    if error_count > 0 {
-        Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-            "encountered {error_count} errors(s) while verifying lints",
-        ))
-    } else {
-        Ok(())
-    }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn find_lint_or_group<'a>(
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/lints/inherited/stderr.term.svg b/tests/testsuite/lints/inherited/stderr.term.svg
index 9fd203d10..17de625f8 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/lints/inherited/stderr.term.svg
+++ b/tests/testsuite/lints/inherited/stderr.term.svg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <svg width="818px" height="272px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
   <style>
     .fg { fill: #AAAAAA }
-    .bg { background: #000000 }
+    .bg { fill: #000000 }
     .fg-bright-blue { fill: #5555FF }
     .fg-bright-green { fill: #55FF55 }
     .fg-bright-red { fill: #FF5555 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="226px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-blue bold">|</tspan><tspan> </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-blue bold">----------------</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="244px"><tspan class="fg-bright-red bold">error</tspan><tspan>: encountered 1 errors(s) while verifying lints</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="244px"><tspan class="fg-bright-red bold">error</tspan><tspan>: encountered 1 error while verifying lints</tspan>
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="262px">
 </tspan>
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/lints/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/lints/mod.rs
index 22c3292b6..39f0beb2f 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/lints/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/lints/mod.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ im_a_teapot = "warn"
   | ^^^^^^^^^^^ this is behind `test-dummy-unstable`, which is not enabled
   |
   = [HELP] consider adding `cargo-features = ["test-dummy-unstable"]` to the top of the manifest
-[ERROR] encountered 1 errors(s) while verifying lints
+[ERROR] encountered 1 error while verifying lints
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ workspace = true
   |
 9 | workspace = true
   | ----------------
-[ERROR] encountered 2 errors(s) while verifying lints
+[ERROR] encountered 2 errors while verifying lints
 
 "#]])
         .run();