diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4c25b840b5b..6f3ccc6e53b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 doc_files = docs extras AUTHORS INSTALL LICENSE README.rst
 install-script = scripts/rpm-install.sh
 
+[flake8]
+exclude=./django/utils/dictconfig.py,./django/contrib/comments/*,./django/utils/unittest.py,./tests/comment_tests/*,./django/test/_doctest.py
+ignore=E123,E124,E125,E126,E127,E128,E225,E226,E241,E251,E302,E501,E121,E122,E201,E202,E203,E221,E227,E231,E261,E301,E303,E502,E701,F401,F403,F841,W601
+
 [metadata]
 license-file = LICENSE