diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 6f9184431..8bc0b832c 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
 max-args=10
 
 [TYPECHECK]
-ignored-classes=WebElementWrapper,AnsiCodes,UnsetObject
+ignored-classes=WebElementWrapper,AnsiCodes,UnsetObject,MsgType
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/urlmarks.py b/qutebrowser/browser/urlmarks.py
index cacc8d9c0..8071df77b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/urlmarks.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/urlmarks.py
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ class UrlMarkManager(QObject):
             return
 
         self._init_lineparser()
-        for line in self._lineparser:
+        # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/685/
+        for line in self._lineparser:  # pylint: disable=not-an-iterable
             if not line.strip():
                 # Ignore empty or whitespace-only lines.
                 continue
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index 9dbcaf4cf..3868848c2 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
 
     def _after_set(self, changed_sect, changed_opt):
         """Clean up caches and emit signals after an option has been set."""
-        self.get.cache_clear()
+        # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/659/
+        self.get.cache_clear()  # pylint: disable=no-member
         self._changed(changed_sect, changed_opt)
         # Options in the same section and ${optname} interpolation.
         for optname, option in self.sections[changed_sect].items():
@@ -620,7 +621,8 @@ class ConfigManager(QObject):
         existed = optname in sectdict
         if existed:
             del sectdict[optname]
-            self.get.cache_clear()
+            # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/659/
+            self.get.cache_clear()  # pylint: disable=no-member
         return existed
 
     @functools.lru_cache()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
index 9d00aa5fc..442f7b19d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configtypes.py
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ class BaseType:
         if not value:
             return
         if self.valid_values is not None:
+            # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/685/
+            # pylint: disable=unsupported-membership-test
             if value not in self.valid_values:
                 raise configexc.ValidationError(
                     value, "valid values: {}".format(', '.join(
@@ -192,7 +194,8 @@ class BaseType:
             return None
         else:
             out = []
-            for val in self.valid_values:
+            # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/685/
+            for val in self.valid_values:  # pylint: disable=not-an-iterable
                 try:
                     desc = self.valid_values.descriptions[val]
                 except KeyError:
@@ -330,7 +333,8 @@ class FlagList(List):
 
         out = []
         # Single value completions
-        for value in self.valid_values:
+        # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/685/
+        for value in self.valid_values:  # pylint: disable=not-an-iterable
             desc = self.valid_values.descriptions.get(value, "")
             out.append((value, desc))
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/sections.py b/qutebrowser/config/sections.py
index 2a20b5b80..cecb5bcc9 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/sections.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/sections.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class Section:
 
     def __contains__(self, key):
         """Return whether the section contains a given key."""
+        # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/pylint/issues/685/
+        # pylint: disable=unsupported-membership-test
         return key in self.values
 
     def items(self):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/ipc.py b/qutebrowser/misc/ipc.py
index 30745bd05..680ba2e8d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/ipc.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/ipc.py
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ class IPCServer(QObject):
                 self._handle_invalid_data()
                 return
 
-            cwd = json_data.get('cwd', None)
+            # WORKAROUND for https://bitbucket.org/logilab/astroid/issues/75/
+            cwd = json_data.get('cwd', None)  # pylint: disable=no-member
             self.got_args.emit(json_data['args'], json_data['target_arg'], cwd)
 
     @pyqtSlot()