diff --git a/.clippy.toml b/.clippy.toml
index 815c94732ed7..137f41d203de 100644
--- a/.clippy.toml
+++ b/.clippy.toml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ check-private-items = true
 disallowed-macros = [
     # The `clippy::dbg_macro` lint only works with `std::dbg!`, thus we simulate
     # it here, see: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/11303.
-    { path = "kernel::dbg", reason = "the `dbg!` macro is intended as a debugging tool" },
+    { path = "kernel::dbg", reason = "the `dbg!` macro is intended as a debugging tool", allow-invalid = true },
 ]