diff --git a/ci/licenses_golden/tool_signature b/ci/licenses_golden/tool_signature
index 05ecdb5a55703..c44f0c985ad7d 100644
--- a/ci/licenses_golden/tool_signature
+++ b/ci/licenses_golden/tool_signature
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Signature: acd8a02ea76b205ea2dbea4c91961320
+Signature: c3d53eebec5b6c8992029095408c2d8c
 
diff --git a/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml b/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml
index c68daecc2ac58..d33675fd8a10a 100644
--- a/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml
+++ b/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ linter:
     - avoid_init_to_null
     # - avoid_js_rounded_ints # only useful when targeting JS runtime
     - avoid_null_checks_in_equality_operators
-    # - avoid_positional_boolean_parameters # not yet tested
+    - avoid_positional_boolean_parameters
     # - avoid_private_typedef_functions # we prefer having typedef (discussion in https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/16356)
     - avoid_relative_lib_imports
     - avoid_renaming_method_parameters
diff --git a/tools/licenses/lib/main.dart b/tools/licenses/lib/main.dart
index 60358b02335d0..10732148ad732 100644
--- a/tools/licenses/lib/main.dart
+++ b/tools/licenses/lib/main.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import 'dart:math' as math;
 import 'package:args/args.dart';
 import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart' as crypto;
 import 'package:licenses/patterns.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 
 import 'filesystem.dart' as fs;
@@ -1181,13 +1182,13 @@ class _RepositoryDirectory extends _RepositoryEntry implements LicenseSource {
           final List<License> licenses = file.licenses;
           assert(licenses != null && licenses.isNotEmpty);
           result.addAll(licenses);
-          progress.advance(true);
+          progress.advance(success: true);
         } catch (e, stack) {
           system.stderr.writeln('error searching for copyright in: ${file.io}\n$e');
           if (e is! String)
             system.stderr.writeln(stack);
           system.stderr.writeln('\n');
-          progress.advance(false);
+          progress.advance(success: false);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -2137,7 +2138,8 @@ class _Progress {
       update();
     }
   }
-  void advance(bool success) {
+  void advance({@required bool success}) {
+    assert(success != null);
     if (success)
       _withLicense += 1;
     else