diff --git a/PHPCSDev/ruleset.xml b/PHPCSDev/ruleset.xml
index 60725e5..543d8d3 100644
--- a/PHPCSDev/ruleset.xml
+++ b/PHPCSDev/ruleset.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
              most external standards, adding constant visibility is not (yet) an option. -->
         <exclude name="PSR12.Properties.ConstantVisibility"/>
 
+        <!-- Allow for file docblock on the line directly following the PHP open tag. -->
+        <exclude name="PSR12.Files.FileHeader.SpacingAfterTagBlock"/>
+
         <!-- Allow for the first condition of a multi-line control structure to be on the same line
              as the control structure keyword. -->
         <exclude name="PSR12.ControlStructures.ControlStructureSpacing.FirstExpressionLine"/>