diff --git a/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs b/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs
index 50d6648d6b..bedff8e833 100644
--- a/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs
+++ b/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ pub(crate) fn gen_function<'a, B: ToTokens + 'a>(
     // exactly that way for it to do its magic.
     let fake_return_edge = quote_spanned! {return_span=>
         #[allow(
-            unreachable_code, clippy::diverging_sub_expression, clippy::let_unit_value,
-            clippy::unreachable, clippy::let_with_type_underscore
+            unknown_lints, unreachable_code, clippy::diverging_sub_expression,
+            clippy::let_unit_value, clippy::unreachable, clippy::let_with_type_underscore
         )]
         if false {
             let __tracing_attr_fake_return: #return_type =