diff --git a/securesystemslib/gpg/util.py b/securesystemslib/gpg/util.py
index cde8383d..1ae6368b 100644
--- a/securesystemslib/gpg/util.py
+++ b/securesystemslib/gpg/util.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 import subprocess
 import shlex
 import re
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion
+
+from distutils.version import StrictVersion # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module,import-error
 
 import cryptography.hazmat.backends as backends
 import cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes as hashing