diff --git a/qt/.clang-tidy b/qt/.clang-tidy
index d8470e55e..9e4de596a 100644
--- a/qt/.clang-tidy
+++ b/qt/.clang-tidy
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Checks: >
   performance-*,
   readability-*,
   -readability-convert-member-functions-to-static,
+  -readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
   -readability-implicit-bool-conversion,
   -readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,
   -readability-magic-numbers,
diff --git a/tests/libtransmission/.clang-tidy b/tests/libtransmission/.clang-tidy
index 8aa8b0d5d..f46690e30 100644
--- a/tests/libtransmission/.clang-tidy
+++ b/tests/libtransmission/.clang-tidy
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Checks: >
   performance-*,
   readability-*,
   -readability-convert-member-functions-to-static,
+  -readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
   -readability-implicit-bool-conversion,
   -readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,
   -readability-magic-numbers,