diff --git a/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window.cpp b/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window.cpp
index f0a1a79b98..d65bdd3d0a 100644
--- a/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/wireshark_main_window.cpp
@@ -2836,6 +2836,7 @@ void WiresharkMainWindow::reloadDynamicMenus()
     mainApp->clearRemovedMenuGroupItems();
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-no-recursion)
 void WiresharkMainWindow::externalMenuHelper(ext_menu_t * menu, QMenu  * subMenu, int depth)
 {
     QAction * itemAction = Q_NULLPTR;
diff --git a/ui/stratoshark/stratoshark_main_window.cpp b/ui/stratoshark/stratoshark_main_window.cpp
index 11d5dc3091..50c586d840 100644
--- a/ui/stratoshark/stratoshark_main_window.cpp
+++ b/ui/stratoshark/stratoshark_main_window.cpp
@@ -2599,6 +2599,7 @@ void StratosharkMainWindow::reloadDynamicMenus()
     mainApp->clearRemovedMenuGroupItems();
 }
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-no-recursion)
 void StratosharkMainWindow::externalMenuHelper(ext_menu_t * menu, QMenu  * subMenu, int depth)
 {
     QAction * itemAction = Q_NULLPTR;