diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 800e6ff5fc..f069fd28bc 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Logistics of what code to check and how to handle the data.
 scripts_are_modules = True
 show_traceback = True
+mypy_path = stubs/
 cache_dir = var/mypy-cache
 
 # Options to make the checking stricter.
diff --git a/tools/run-mypy b/tools/run-mypy
index 2e9445fcb3..ccf707cfe0 100755
--- a/tools/run-mypy
+++ b/tools/run-mypy
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(TOOLS_DIR))
 from lib.test_script import get_provisioning_status
 
 exclude = """
+stubs/
 """.split()
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run mypy on files tracked by git.")