diff --git a/cpp/build-support/lint_exclusions.txt b/cpp/build-support/lint_exclusions.txt
index 3ae6878c43..f08664a1a9 100644
--- a/cpp/build-support/lint_exclusions.txt
+++ b/cpp/build-support/lint_exclusions.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 *cmake_build*
 *src/thirdparty*
 *src/core/thirdparty*
-*src/grpc*
\ No newline at end of file
+*src/grpc*
+*easylogging++*
\ No newline at end of file