diff --git a/tools/lint-all b/tools/lint-all
index b2530f5140..3b720e8517 100755
--- a/tools/lint-all
+++ b/tools/lint-all
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ exclude_files = """
 zproject/test_settings.py
 zproject/settings.py
 tools/jslint/jslint.js
+api/setup.py
 """.split()