diff --git a/emu.c b/emu.c
index ccf0f41..ab501cb 100644
--- a/emu.c
+++ b/emu.c
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ next_event(struct ovni_emu *emu)
 	{
 		err("warning: backwards jump in time %lu -> %lu for tid %d\n",
 				emu->lastclock, stream->lastclock, stream->tid);
+
+		if(emu->enable_linter)
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	emu->lastclock = stream->lastclock;
@@ -756,13 +759,16 @@ parse_args(struct ovni_emu *emu, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int opt;
 
-	while((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "c:")) != -1)
+	while((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "c:l")) != -1)
 	{
 		switch(opt)
 		{
 			case 'c':
 				emu->clock_offset_file = optarg;
 				break;
+			case 'l':
+				emu->enable_linter = 1;
+				break;
 			default: /* '?' */
 				usage(argc, argv);
 		}
diff --git a/emu.h b/emu.h
index 1e390ac..e31ccf5 100644
--- a/emu.h
+++ b/emu.h
@@ -449,6 +449,9 @@ struct ovni_emu {
 	/* Counters for statistics */
 	int64_t nev_processed;
 
+	/* Be strict */
+	int enable_linter;
+
 	FILE *prv_thread;
 	FILE *prv_cpu;
 	FILE *pcf_thread;