diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 40408b552d..c6c7b47af6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
       # The number of conflicts on Linux is absurd.
       # TODO: remove this and check these there too.
-      return if OS.linux?
+      return if OS.linux? && !Homebrew::EnvConfig.force_homebrew_on_linux?
 
       recursive_runtime_formulae = formula.runtime_formula_dependencies(undeclared: false)
       version_hash = {}