diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e7fc5ffe78..f8cc13c840 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ ignore =
 
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 90
-ignore = W503
+ignore = W503 ; W503 requires that binary operators be at the end, not start, of lines. Erik doesn't like it.