diff --git a/scripts/validate_docstrings.py b/scripts/validate_docstrings.py
index a4d53d360a12ba..876e386b83abd7 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_docstrings.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_docstrings.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def validate_pep8(self):
                 "flake8",
                 "--format=%(row)d\t%(col)d\t%(code)s\t%(text)s",
                 "--max-line-length=88",
-                "--ignore=E203,E3,W503,W504,E402,E731,E128,E124",
+                "--ignore=E203,E3,W503,W504,E402,E731,E128,E124,E704",
                 file.name,
             ]
             response = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, check=False, text=True)