diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index f161de012..8cb7a35fd 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
 max-args=10
 
 [TYPECHECK]
-ignored-classes=WebElementWrapper,AnsiCodes
+ignored-classes=WebElementWrapper,AnsiCodes,UnsetObject
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py b/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
index d83727c9a..f663b02a3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
@@ -26,7 +26,17 @@ import functools
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QObject
 
 
-_UNSET = object()
+class UnsetObject:
+
+    """Class for an unset object.
+
+    Only used (rather than object) so we can tell pylint to shut up about it.
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ()
+
+
+_UNSET = UnsetObject()
 
 
 class ObjectRegistry(collections.UserDict):