diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 78fcf8ed..c1d54866 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ fi
 #   - Some lines are awkward to wrap around a char limit
 # * W503: line break before binary operator
 #   - Quite pedantic
+# * E275: missing whitespace after keyword
+#   - added after this code was frozen
 
-PEP8_IGNORE="E123,E501,W503"
+PEP8_IGNORE="E123,E275,E501,W503"
 
 err() {
 	echo >&2 ERROR: "$@"