diff --git a/backend/BackendClient.cpp b/backend/BackendClient.cpp
index bef536a..49963b8 100644
--- a/backend/BackendClient.cpp
+++ b/backend/BackendClient.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
   return HWC2::Error::HasChanges;
 }
 
-// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
+// clang-format off
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables, cert-err58-cpp)
 REGISTER_BACKEND("client", BackendClient);
+// clang-format on
 
 }  // namespace android