diff --git a/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/BUILD b/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/BUILD
index 9ae6c0d6367..aeac07d1acb 100644
--- a/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/BUILD
+++ b/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/BUILD
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ python_library(
   dependencies=[
     '3rdparty/python:pep8',
     '3rdparty/python:pyflakes',
+    '3rdparty/python:pex',
     'src/python/pants/backend/python/targets:python',
     'src/python/pants/base:exceptions',
     'src/python/pants/option',
diff --git a/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/checker.py b/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/checker.py
index d87546d3c62..5e420647f3f 100644
--- a/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/checker.py
+++ b/contrib/python/src/python/pants/contrib/python/checks/tasks/checkstyle/checker.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def execute(self):
     interpreter = self.context.products.get_data(PythonInterpreter)
     # Check interpreter is not 'None' for test cases that do not
     # run the python interpreter selection task.
-    if interpreter and interpreter.version > (3, 0 ,0):
+    if interpreter and interpreter.version >= (3, 0 ,0):
       self.context.log.info('Linting is currently disabled for Python 3 targets.\n '
                             'See https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/5764 for '
                             'long-term solution tracking.')