diff --git a/mk/python.mk b/mk/python.mk
index 8b8fc408e3..9e7dd173fc 100644
--- a/mk/python.mk
+++ b/mk/python.mk
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2024 the Pacemaker project contributors
 #
 # The version control history for this file may have further details.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2
 # or later (GPLv2+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
 #
 
 .PHONY: pylint
 pylint: $(PYCHECKFILES)
 	PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_builddir)/python \
 	pylint --rcfile $(top_srcdir)/python/pylintrc $(PYCHECKFILES)
 
 # Disabled warnings:
 # W503 - Line break occurred before a binary operator
 #        (newer versions of pyflake and PEP8 want line breaks after binary
 #        operators, but older versions still suggest before)
+# E402 - Module level import not at top of file
+# 	 (pylint already warns about this, and we shouldn't need to add
+# 	 ignore pragmas for two tools)
 # E501 - Line too long
+# F401 - Imported but not used
+# 	 (pylint already warns about this, and we shouldn't need to add
+# 	 ignore pragmas for two tools)
 #
-# Disable unused imports on __init__.py files (we likely just have them
-# there for re-exporting).
 # Disable docstrings warnings on unit tests.
 .PHONY: pyflake
 pyflake: $(PYCHECKFILES)
 	PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_builddir)/python \
-	flake8 --ignore=W503,E501 --per-file-ignores="__init__.py:F401 tests/*:D100,D101,D102,D104" $(PYCHECKFILES)
+	flake8 --ignore=W503,E402,E501,F401 --per-file-ignores="tests/*:D100,D101,D102,D104" $(PYCHECKFILES)