diff --git a/neutron/__init__.py b/neutron/__init__.py
index 20ad9ab20f4..6b44517b7c4 100644
--- a/neutron/__init__.py
+++ b/neutron/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import six
 
 
 if six.PY2:
-    gettext.install('neutron', unicode=1)
+    gettext.install('neutron', unicode=1)  # pylint: disable=unexpected-keyword-arg
 else:
     gettext.install('neutron')