diff --git a/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/index.d.ts b/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/index.d.ts
index cf7bf98319..3f4d94e9ce 100644
--- a/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/index.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for Leaflet.locate v0.60
+// Type definitions for Leaflet.locate 0.60
 // Project: https://github.com/domoritz/leaflet-locatecontrol
 // Definitions by: Denis Carriere <https://github.com/DenisCarriere>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
diff --git a/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tsconfig.json b/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tsconfig.json
index 5f2074cccc..0637d48285 100644
--- a/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         ],
         "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitThis": true,
-        "strictNullChecks": false,
+        "strictNullChecks": true,
         "baseUrl": "../",
         "types": [],
         "noEmit": true,
diff --git a/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tslint.json b/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdc7cdc370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/leaflet.locatecontrol/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tslint.json"
+}
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