diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 5c441feb4..7f531c337 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ plugins/python/example_debugging.py
 plugins/python/example_group_plugin.py
 plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
 plugins/python/example_policy_plugin.py
+plugins/python/lsan_suppr.txt
 plugins/python/pyhelpers.c
 plugins/python/pyhelpers.h
 plugins/python/pyhelpers_cpychecker.h
diff --git a/plugins/python/Makefile.in b/plugins/python/Makefile.in
index f9f7e836b..640c96dd0 100644
--- a/plugins/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/python/Makefile.in
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ check: $(TEST_PROGS) check-fuzzer
 	    unset LANG || LANG=; \
 	    MALLOC_OPTIONS=S; export MALLOC_OPTIONS; \
 	    MALLOC_CONF="abort:true,junk:true"; export MALLOC_CONF; \
-            ./check_python_examples ".libs/python_plugin.so"; \
+	    LSAN_OPTIONS=suppressions=$(srcdir)/lsan_suppr.txt \
+		./check_python_examples ".libs/python_plugin.so"; \
 	fi
 
 update_test_data: $(TEST_PROGS)
diff --git a/plugins/python/lsan_suppr.txt b/plugins/python/lsan_suppr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..094ffd5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python/lsan_suppr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+leak:libpython