diff --git a/python-package/setup.py b/python-package/setup.py
index 443b2b571..c9dfa415c 100644
--- a/python-package/setup.py
+++ b/python-package/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=invalid-name
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name, exec-used
 """Setup xgboost package."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sys