diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
index 2bd3dcf6..12cd60f6 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-matchers.h
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ class MatcherBase : private MatcherDescriberInterface {
   };
 
   void Destroy() {
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE
     if (IsShared() && buffer_.shared->Unref()) {
       vtable_->shared_destroy(buffer_.shared);
     }