diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 834ca945..95211279 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [flake8]
 application-import-names = mopidy,tests
-exclude = .git,.tox,build,js
+exclude = .git,.tox,build,js,tmp
 # Ignored flake8 warnings:
 # - E402 module level import not at top of file
 ignore = E402
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 03249481..7b5692e3 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test(path=None, coverage=False, watch=False, warn=False):
 def lint(watch=False, warn=False):
     if watch:
         return watcher(lint)
-    run('flake8 --exclude=tmp,.git,__pycache__', warn=warn)
+    run('flake8', warn=warn)
 
 
 @task