diff --git a/dev/lint-python b/dev/lint-python
index 9913313ab349c..4efddad839387 100755
--- a/dev/lint-python
+++ b/dev/lint-python
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ fi
 #+ first, but we do so so that the check status can
 #+ be output before the report, like with the
 #+ scalastyle and RAT checks.
-python $PEP8_SCRIPT_PATH ./python --exclude="cloudpickle.py" \
-    > "$PEP8_REPORT_PATH"
+python $PEP8_SCRIPT_PATH ./python > "$PEP8_REPORT_PATH"
 pep8_status=${PIPESTATUS[0]} #$?
 
 if [ $pep8_status -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 44766e529bf7f..a1fefdd0e176f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 
 [pep8]
 max-line-length=100
+exclude=cloudpickle.py