diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 719e3229..15b452af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -150,10 +150,7 @@
   "cc": {
     "linelength": "120",
     "filter": [
-      "build/c++11",
-      "build/include",
-      "runtime/indentation_namespace",
-      "runtime/references"
+      "build/include"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/common.cc b/src/common.cc
index 204a9b7b..fa5b4c79 100644
--- a/src/common.cc
+++ b/src/common.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <queue>
-#include <mutex>
+#include <mutex>  // NOLINT(build/c++11)
 
 #include <node.h>
 #include <node_buffer.h>
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 3a1b2273..aec647ab 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ using vips::VImage;
 
 namespace sharp {
 
-  struct InputDescriptor {
+  struct InputDescriptor {  // NOLINT(runtime/indentation_namespace)
     std::string name;
     std::string file;
     char *buffer;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace sharp {
 
   // Create an InputDescriptor instance from a v8::Object describing an input image
   InputDescriptor* CreateInputDescriptor(
-    v8::Local<v8::Object> input, std::vector<v8::Local<v8::Object>> &buffersToPersist);
+    v8::Local<v8::Object> input, std::vector<v8::Local<v8::Object>> &buffersToPersist);  // NOLINT(runtime/references)
 
   enum class ImageType {
     JPEG,