diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fa14e6f0a..5fb760b48 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-import gitlab
-
 sys.path.append("../")
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+import gitlab  # noqa: E402. Needed purely for readthedocs' build
 
 on_rtd = os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS", None) == "True"