diff --git a/makefiles/lint/robot.mk b/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
index 1c7119f..f33c4ba 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/robot.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 
 .PHONY: lint-robot
 
-lint : lint-robot
+ifndef NO-LINT-ROBOT
+  lint : lint-robot
+endif
 
 lint-robot: vst_venv
 	source ./$</bin/activate \