diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/auto_instrumentation/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/auto_instrumentation/__init__.py
index 1c87d2c327..caac0a5776 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/auto_instrumentation/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/auto_instrumentation/__init__.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def initialize(*, swallow_exceptions: bool = True) -> None:
         else:
             try:
                 # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-                from gevent import monkey
+                from gevent import monkey  # noqa: PLC0415
 
                 getattr(monkey, gevent_patch)()
             except ImportError: