diff --git a/cli/args/mod.rs b/cli/args/mod.rs
index c95920750a..5f32f3bfb0 100644
--- a/cli/args/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/args/mod.rs
@@ -467,6 +467,20 @@ impl LintOptions {
       dir_path,
     }
   }
+
+  pub fn resolve_lint_plugins(&self) -> Result<Option<Vec<Url>>, AnyError> {
+    if self.plugins.is_empty() {
+      return Ok(None);
+    }
+
+    let mut specifiers = Vec::with_capacity(self.plugins.len());
+    for plugin in &self.plugins {
+      // TODO(bartlomieju): handle import-mapped specifiers
+      let url = resolve_url_or_path(plugin, &self.dir_path)?;
+      specifiers.push(url);
+    }
+    Ok(Some(specifiers))
+  }
 }
 
 fn resolve_lint_rules_options(
diff --git a/cli/tools/lint/mod.rs b/cli/tools/lint/mod.rs
index ff32d76029..d456ae782c 100644
--- a/cli/tools/lint/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/lint/mod.rs
@@ -297,31 +297,12 @@ impl WorkspaceLinter {
         ))
       });
 
-    let maybe_plugins = if lint_options.plugins.is_empty() {
-      None
-    } else {
-      Some(lint_options.plugins.clone())
-    };
-
-    let plugin_specifiers = if let Some(plugins) = maybe_plugins {
-      let mut plugin_specifiers = Vec::with_capacity(plugins.len());
-      // TODO(bartlomieju): handle import-mapped specifiers
-      for plugin in plugins {
-        let url = resolve_url_or_path(&plugin, &lint_options.dir_path)?;
-        plugin_specifiers.push(url);
-      }
-      plugin_specifiers
-    } else {
-      vec![]
-    };
-
-    let plugin_runner = if !plugin_specifiers.is_empty() {
+    let mut plugin_runner = None;
+    if let Some(plugin_specifiers) = lint_options.resolve_lint_plugins()? {
       let runner =
         plugins::create_runner_and_load_plugins(plugin_specifiers).await?;
-      Some(Arc::new(Mutex::new(runner)))
-    } else {
-      None
-    };
+      plugin_runner = Some(Arc::new(Mutex::new(runner)));
+    }
 
     let linter = Arc::new(CliLinter::new(CliLinterOptions {
       configured_rules: lint_rules,