diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index fee8828d34..0d1e06c0ad 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -326,35 +326,7 @@ Use the `-v` option for verbose output.
 
 ### Lint tests
 
-#### Dependencies
-
-| Lint test | Dependency |
-|-----------|:----------:|
-| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [flake8](https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8)
-| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [lief](https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF)
-| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [mypy](https://github.com/python/mypy)
-| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [pyzmq](https://github.com/zeromq/pyzmq)
-| [`lint-python-dead-code.py`](lint/lint-python-dead-code.py) | [vulture](https://github.com/jendrikseipp/vulture)
-| [`lint-shell.py`](lint/lint-shell.py) | [ShellCheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck)
-| [`lint-spelling.py`](lint/lint-spelling.py) | [codespell](https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell)
-
-In use versions and install instructions are available in the [CI setup](../ci/lint/04_install.sh).
-
-Please be aware that on Linux distributions all dependencies are usually available as packages, but could be outdated.
-
-#### Running the tests
-
-Individual tests can be run by directly calling the test script, e.g.:
-
-```
-test/lint/lint-files.py
-```
-
-You can run all the shell-based lint tests by running:
-
-```
-test/lint/all-lint.py
-```
+See the README in [test/lint](/test/lint).
 
 # Writing functional tests
 
diff --git a/test/lint/README.md b/test/lint/README.md
index 484008298b..473b21b737 100644
--- a/test/lint/README.md
+++ b/test/lint/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,36 @@ To run the checks in the test runner outside the docker, use:
 ( cd ./test/lint/test_runner/ && cargo fmt && cargo clippy && cargo run )
 ```
 
+#### Dependencies
+
+| Lint test | Dependency |
+|-----------|:----------:|
+| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [flake8](https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8)
+| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [lief](https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF)
+| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [mypy](https://github.com/python/mypy)
+| [`lint-python.py`](lint/lint-python.py) | [pyzmq](https://github.com/zeromq/pyzmq)
+| [`lint-python-dead-code.py`](lint/lint-python-dead-code.py) | [vulture](https://github.com/jendrikseipp/vulture)
+| [`lint-shell.py`](lint/lint-shell.py) | [ShellCheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck)
+| [`lint-spelling.py`](lint/lint-spelling.py) | [codespell](https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell)
+
+In use versions and install instructions are available in the [CI setup](../ci/lint/04_install.sh).
+
+Please be aware that on Linux distributions all dependencies are usually available as packages, but could be outdated.
+
+#### Running the tests
+
+Individual tests can be run by directly calling the test script, e.g.:
+
+```
+test/lint/lint-files.py
+```
+
+You can run all the shell-based lint tests by running:
+
+```
+test/lint/all-lint.py
+```
+
 check-doc.py
 ============
 Check for missing documentation of command line options.