diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 00c2fd1a..dbf8602e 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ disable=fixme,              # disabled as TODOs would show up as warnings
     no-else-return,     # relax "elif" after a clause with a return
     docstring-first-line-empty, # relax docstring style
     import-outside-toplevel,
+    unknown-option-value,
 
 
 [REPORTS]