diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index aca7d50524..37a32c7461 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import io
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import faulthandler
 
+# pylint: disable=import-error, wrong-import-position
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', 'python'))
 from qemu import qtest