diff --git a/kernel.rpmlintrc b/kernel.rpmlintrc
index 8ba3e8b..59967cd 100644
--- a/kernel.rpmlintrc
+++ b/kernel.rpmlintrc
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ addFilter("W: devel-file-in-non-devel-package")
 addFilter("W: dangling-relative-symlink")
 addFilter("W: non-executable-script")
 addFilter("W: script-without-shebang")
+# longer descriptions are allowed in rpm4 platforms
+addFilter("E: description-line-too-long")