diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml b/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml
index 7eea061fd8..0e38392374 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ linter:
     - prefer_equal_for_default_values
     - prefer_final_fields
     - prefer_final_locals
+    - prefer_initializing_formals
     - prefer_is_not_empty
     - prefer_single_quotes
     - prefer_void_to_null
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/lib/licenses.dart b/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/lib/licenses.dart
index 448674722b..d23634c2ee 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/lib/licenses.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tools/licenses/lib/licenses.dart
@@ -284,11 +284,10 @@ abstract class License implements Comparable<License> {
     return _registry.putIfAbsent(body, () => License.fromBodyAndType(body, type, origin: origin));
   }
 
-  License._(String body, this.type, {
+  License._(this.body, this.type, {
     this.origin,
     bool yesWeKnowWhatItLooksLikeButItIsNot = false
-  }) : body = body,
-       authors = _readAuthors(body),
+  }) : authors = _readAuthors(body),
        assert(_reformat(body) == body) {
     assert(() {
       try {