diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/lint/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/lint/build.sbt
index 9ee3171f6..b8ba55e05 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/lint/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/project/lint/build.sbt
@@ -2,14 +2,18 @@ ThisBuild / doc / scalacOptions += "-Xsomething"
 
 ThisBuild / shellPrompt := { state => "sbt> " }
 
+// watch related settings
+ThisBuild / sbt.nio.Keys.watchTriggers := Seq()
+ThisBuild / sbt.nio.Keys.watchPersistFileStamps := true
+
 lazy val lintBuildTest = taskKey[Unit]("")
 
 lazy val root = (project in file("."))
   .settings(
     lintBuildTest := {
       val state = Keys.state.value
-      val includeKeys = (includeLintKeys in Global).value map { _.scopedKey.key.label }
-      val excludeKeys = (excludeLintKeys in Global).value map { _.scopedKey.key.label }
+      val includeKeys = (lintIncludeFilter in Global).value
+      val excludeKeys = (lintExcludeFilter in Global).value
       val result = sbt.internal.LintUnused.lintUnused(state, includeKeys, excludeKeys)
       result foreach {
         case (_, "ThisBuild / doc / scalacOptions", _) => ()