diff --git a/serde/src/lib.rs b/serde/src/lib.rs
index 15710d8d9..59929e0ba 100644
--- a/serde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde/src/lib.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     clippy::too_many_lines,
     // preference
     clippy::doc_markdown,
+    clippy::needless_lifetimes,
     clippy::unseparated_literal_suffix,
     // false positive
     clippy::needless_doctest_main,
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/lib.rs b/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
index bedd1cb3d..1e415fb20 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     // clippy bug: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/6797
     clippy::manual_map,
     clippy::match_like_matches_macro,
+    clippy::needless_lifetimes,
     clippy::needless_pass_by_value,
     clippy::too_many_arguments,
     clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref,
diff --git a/serde_derive_internals/lib.rs b/serde_derive_internals/lib.rs
index 6edb07ee0..c907b5a24 100644
--- a/serde_derive_internals/lib.rs
+++ b/serde_derive_internals/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     // clippy bug: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/6797
     clippy::manual_map,
     clippy::missing_panics_doc,
+    clippy::needless_lifetimes,
     clippy::redundant_field_names,
     clippy::result_unit_err,
     clippy::should_implement_trait,
diff --git a/test_suite/tests/test_serde_path.rs b/test_suite/tests/test_serde_path.rs
index 127b557ec..1a54e12e3 100644
--- a/test_suite/tests/test_serde_path.rs
+++ b/test_suite/tests/test_serde_path.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(
     clippy::extra_unused_type_parameters,
+    clippy::needless_lifetimes,
     clippy::type_repetition_in_bounds
 )]