diff --git a/guix/lint.scm b/guix/lint.scm
index a1a27873d9..3ed7fd6e4d 100644
--- a/guix/lint.scm
+++ b/guix/lint.scm
@@ -1862,6 +1862,10 @@ them for PACKAGE."
      (name        'description)
      (description "Validate package descriptions")
      (check       check-description-style))
+   (lint-checker
+     (name        'synopsis)
+     (description "Validate package synopses")
+     (check       check-synopsis-style))
    (lint-checker
      (name        'inputs-should-be-native)
      (description "Identify inputs that should be native inputs")
@@ -1926,10 +1930,7 @@ or a list thereof")
 
 (define %network-dependent-checkers
   (list
-   (lint-checker
-     (name        'synopsis)
-     (description "Validate package synopses")
-     (check       check-synopsis-style))
+
    (lint-checker
      (name        'gnu-description)
      (description "Validate synopsis & description of GNU packages")