diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8a3cfd1551a46..3a2140baefac1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ exclude =
     doc/build/*.py,
     doc/temp/*.py,
     .eggs/*.py,
-    versioneer.py
+    versioneer.py,
+    env  # exclude asv benchmark environments from linting
 
 [yapf]
 based_on_style = pep8