diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbf7cecb25..f064a0d9e4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ youtube-dl.zsh
 *.iml
 
 tmp/
+venv/
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5208f7ae23..af9a554c60 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 universal = True
 
 [flake8]
-exclude = youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py,devscripts/buildserver.py,devscripts/lazy_load_template.py,devscripts/make_issue_template.py,setup.py,build,.git
+exclude = youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py,devscripts/buildserver.py,devscripts/lazy_load_template.py,devscripts/make_issue_template.py,setup.py,build,.git,venv
 ignore = E402,E501,E731,E741