diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs
index 64cc227762055..6f6e75e58e16d 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ pub fn check(path: &Path, bad: &mut bool) {
                 suppressible_tidy_err!(err, skip_cr, "CR character");
             }
             if filename != "style.rs" {
-                if trimmed.contains("TODO") {
+                if trimmed.contains("TODO") && !trimmed.contains("ignore-tidy-todo") {
                     err(
                         "TODO is used for tasks that should be done before merging a PR; If you want to leave a message in the codebase use FIXME",
                     )