diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d910160fd1..7bb7b2ab39e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pep8:
 	@echo "#############################################"
 	@echo "# Running PEP8 Compliance Tests"
 	@echo "#############################################"
-	pep8 -r --ignore=E501,E221,W291,W391,E302,E251,E203,W293,E231,E303,E201,E225 lib/ bin/
+	pep8 -r --ignore=E501,E221,W291,W391,E302,E251,E203,W293,E231,E303,E201,E225,E261 lib/ bin/
 
 pyflakes:
 	pyflakes lib/ansible/*.py bin/*