diff --git a/pylint_protobuf/__init__.py b/pylint_protobuf/__init__.py
index e9990d6..b149941 100644
--- a/pylint_protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint_protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ def _check_extension_getitem(self, node):
 
     def _disable(self, msgid, line, scope='module'):
         try:
+            self.linter.disable("useless-suppression", scope=scope, line=line)
             self.linter.disable(msgid, scope=scope, line=line)
         except AttributeError:
             pass  # might be UnittestLinter