diff --git a/test/lint/lint-python.sh b/test/lint/lint-python.sh
index f5b851aeabc6e..a76806003f1ca 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-python.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-python.sh
@@ -90,4 +90,10 @@ elif PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --version | grep -q "Python 2"; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --ignore=B,C,E,F,I,N,W --select=$(IFS=","; echo "${enabled[*]}") "${@:-.}"
+PYTHONWARNINGS="ignore" flake8 --ignore=B,C,E,F,I,N,W --select=$(IFS=","; echo "${enabled[*]}") $(
+    if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then
+        git ls-files "*.py"
+    else
+        echo "$@"
+    fi
+)