diff --git a/buildconfig/CMake/PylintSetup.cmake b/buildconfig/CMake/PylintSetup.cmake
index cb29dd4f648ff8e008c3a66f99566ecf1395c589..a83e20ff094e59e3a171bd0f85a12a4b0007cd2f 100644
--- a/buildconfig/CMake/PylintSetup.cmake
+++ b/buildconfig/CMake/PylintSetup.cmake
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if ( PYLINT_FOUND )
         Framework/PythonInterface/plugins
         scripts
         Testing/SystemTests/tests/analysis
+        tools
   )
   set ( PYLINT_EXCLUDES
         scripts/lib1to2