diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2518031d22f..7b318af8281 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ commands =
 passenv = FAST8_NUM_COMMITS
 
 [testenv:pylint]
+allowlist_externals =
+  {toxinidir}/tools/coding-checks.sh
 install_command = {[testenv:py3]install_command}
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt