diff --git a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs
index ea67b6110..c07808908 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-test-support/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ dependency.
 
 */
 
+#![allow(clippy::needless_doctest_main)] // according to @ehuss this lint is fussy
+
 use std::env;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fmt;