diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e52dab2055a6d24ad783572177a839334530598e..b70f9b32b0cb53e09c9f88ed5b74b73f9e57d76e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ max-line-length=85
 [mypy-pymbolic]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
+[mypy-pymbolic.primitives]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
+
 [mypy-pytools]
 ignore_missing_imports = True