diff --git a/include/image_upload.hpp b/include/image_upload.hpp
index 4defbb6..bdb7b95 100644
--- a/include/image_upload.hpp
+++ b/include/image_upload.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 namespace image_upload
 {
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 static std::unique_ptr<sdbusplus::bus::match_t> fwUpdateMatcher;
 
 inline void