diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cc6998777..4a57549b3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ fn prepare_default_values() -> (String, String, String) {
 }
 
 fn create_app(default_vcpus: String, default_memory: String, default_rng: String) -> Command {
+    #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
     let app = Command::new("cloud-hypervisor")
         // 'BUILT_VERSION' is set by the build script 'build.rs' at
         // compile time