diff --git a/py2/dev/_pylint.py b/py2/dev/_pylint.py
index 7a38a82..f5787c4 100644
--- a/py2/dev/_pylint.py
+++ b/py2/dev/_pylint.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def run(config, *args):
         return 2
 
     if config is None:
-        config = _shell.native('pylint.conf')
+        config = _shell.native('pylintrc')
     argv = [
         '--rcfile', config,
         '--reports', 'no',
diff --git a/py3/dev/_pylint.py b/py3/dev/_pylint.py
index b0f3612..98a311d 100644
--- a/py3/dev/_pylint.py
+++ b/py3/dev/_pylint.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def run(config, *args):
         return 2
 
     if config is None:
-        config = _shell.native('pylint.conf')
+        config = _shell.native('pylintrc')
     argv = [
         '--rcfile', config,
         '--reports', 'no',