diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/.flake8 b/python/qemu/machine/.flake8
deleted file mode 100644
index 45d8146f3f..0000000000
--- a/python/qemu/machine/.flake8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[flake8]
-extend-ignore = E722  # Pylint handles this, but smarter.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 36b4253e93..52a89a0a29 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ packages =
     qemu.machine
     qemu.utils
 
+[flake8]
+extend-ignore = E722  # Prefer pylint's bare-except checks to flake8's
+
 [pylint.messages control]
 # Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
 # can either give multiple identifiers separated by comma (,) or put this