diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6847b33..583166e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ endif (WIN32)
 
 # Optional additional targets:
 
-option(SQLITECPP_RUN_CPPLINT "Run cpplint.py tool for Google C++ StyleGuide." OFF)
+option(SQLITECPP_RUN_CPPLINT "Run cpplint.py tool for Google C++ StyleGuide." ON)
 if (SQLITECPP_RUN_CPPLINT)
     # add a cpplint target to the "all" target
     add_custom_target(SQLiteCpp_cpplint
diff --git a/cpplint.py b/cpplint.py
index da63df9..e718083 100755
--- a/cpplint.py
+++ b/cpplint.py
@@ -3002,14 +3002,14 @@ def CheckBraces(filename, clean_lines, linenum, error):
     prevline = GetPreviousNonBlankLine(clean_lines, linenum)[0]
     if (not Search(r'[,;:}{(]\s*$', prevline) and
         not Match(r'\s*#', prevline)):
-      error(filename, linenum, 'whitespace/braces', 4,
+      error(filename, linenum, 'whitespace/braces', 0,
             '{ should almost always be at the end of the previous line')
 
   # An else clause should be on the same line as the preceding closing brace.
   if Match(r'\s*else\s*', line):
     prevline = GetPreviousNonBlankLine(clean_lines, linenum)[0]
     if Match(r'\s*}\s*$', prevline):
-      error(filename, linenum, 'whitespace/newline', 4,
+      error(filename, linenum, 'whitespace/newline', 0,
             'An else should appear on the same line as the preceding }')
 
   # If braces come on one side of an else, they should be on both.