diff --git a/ci/test-checks.sh b/ci/test-checks.sh
index 72c174395bd1d9..5166ec94595bbc 100755
--- a/ci/test-checks.sh
+++ b/ci/test-checks.sh
@@ -65,11 +65,21 @@ fi
 
  _ ci/order-crates-for-publishing.py
 
+nightly_clippy_allows=(
+  # This lint occurs all over the code base
+  "--allow=clippy::significant_drop_in_scrutinee"
+
+  # The prost crate, used by solana-storage-proto, generates Rust source that
+  # triggers this lint. Need to resolve upstream in prost
+  "--allow=clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq"
+)
+
 # -Z... is needed because of clippy bug: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/4612
 # run nightly clippy for `sdk/` as there's a moderate amount of nightly-only code there
  _ scripts/cargo-for-all-lock-files.sh -- nightly clippy -Zunstable-options --all-targets -- \
    --deny=warnings \
    --deny=clippy::integer_arithmetic \
+   "${nightly_clippy_allows[@]}"
 
 _ scripts/cargo-for-all-lock-files.sh -- nightly sort --workspace --check
 _ scripts/cargo-for-all-lock-files.sh -- nightly fmt --all -- --check