diff --git a/lgtm.yml b/lgtm.yml
index 2846dcb6b..3b3b99fa8 100644
--- a/lgtm.yml
+++ b/lgtm.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 queries:
   # Already handled by the "no-unused-vars" ESLint rule.
   - exclude: js/unused-local-variable
+  - exclude: js/useless-assignment-to-local