diff --git a/src/pylorax/executils.py b/src/pylorax/executils.py
index 19e0228a..4cbd4b9c 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/executils.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/executils.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def startProgram(argv, root='/', stdin=None, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subp
     if env_add:
         env.update(env_add)
 
+    # pylint: disable=subprocess-popen-preexec-fn
     return subprocess.Popen(argv,
                             stdin=stdin,
                             stdout=stdout,