diff --git a/salt/utils/socket_util.py b/salt/utils/socket_util.py
index 6825e214144c..e0bee66a3276 100644
--- a/salt/utils/socket_util.py
+++ b/salt/utils/socket_util.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 from string import ascii_letters, digits
 
 
+# pylint: disable-msg=C0103
+
 def sanitize_host(host):
     '''
     Sanitize host string.