diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index fed88e9074..ec4ebef4e3 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ class QAPIDoc:
     """
 
     class Section:
+        # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
         def __init__(self, info: QAPISourceInfo,
                      tag: Optional[str] = None):
             # section source info, i.e. where it begins