diff --git a/.salt-lint b/.salt-lint
index 5bfd5472..e1c01966 100644
--- a/.salt-lint
+++ b/.salt-lint
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 exclude_paths:
   # Save time spent checking files by avoiding the deprecated `ng/` directory
   - php/ng/
+rules: {}
 skip_list:
   # Using `salt-lint` for linting other files as well, such as Jinja macros/templates
   - 205  # Use ".sls" as a Salt State file extension