diff --git a/CPPLINT.cfg b/CPPLINT.cfg
index ce7c7e4c264e5a39da61062cc86686e28865fee8..0628372ae2a303c7dc729c759e59b5267292dec6 100644
--- a/CPPLINT.cfg
+++ b/CPPLINT.cfg
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ set noparent
 filter=-readability/check,-build/c++tr1,-build/c++11,-build/c++14
 linelength=80
 headers=h,hpp
+root=nesci