diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0bf16c4cf7921f83f8571137c48506b03358e49e..a4ce0c08d62f5592f737a70c7e5ca7fe903af587 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
-exclude = obsolete,.tox
+exclude = obsolete,.tox,venv
 
 [testenv]
 passenv = XDG_CACHE_HOME,USE_COMPOSE