diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0c0cb48615e..42d5b94604b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ ignore =
 formats = sdist.tgz,bdist_wheel
 
 [mypy]
+mypy_path = src
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 no_implicit_optional = True
 strict_equality = True