diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a1e355ee5e8..e1eeefed4bb7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ cpplint:
 	--exclude_path src/operator/contrib/ctc_include include/mkldnn
 
 pylint:
-	python3 -m pylint --rcfile=$(ROOTDIR)/ci/other/pylintrc --ignore-patterns=".*\.so$$,.*\.dll$$,.*\.dylib$$" python/mxnet tools/caffe_converter/*.py
+	python3 -m pylint --rcfile=$(ROOTDIR)/ci/other/pylintrc --ignore-patterns=".*\.so$$,.*\.dll$$,.*\.dylib$$" python/mxnet
 
 # Cython build
 cython: