diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1cb51985eb72..ca6c7004bb2a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
-max-line-length = 999
+ignore =
+    # E261: at least two spaces before inline comment
+    E261,
+    # E501: line too long
+    E501
+max-line-length = 120