diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6163e6cd5..9d9e4e138 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ jobs:
 
                 curl -L -O https://tiker.net/ci-support-v0
                 . ci-support-v0
+
+                # pylint seems unable to find the cython bits if not installed
+                # editable. -AK, 2023-11-01
+                PROJECT_INSTALL_FLAGS="--editable"
+
                 build_py_project_in_conda_env
                 run_pylint "$(get_proj_name)" examples/*.py test/*.py
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 36a80203d..fd8c56df6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ Pylint:
     export EXTRA_INSTALL="Cython pybind11 numpy scipy mako matplotlib"
     curl -L -O https://tiker.net/ci-support-v0
     . ci-support-v0
+
+    # pylint seems unable to find the cython bits if not installed
+    # editable. -AK, 2023-11-01
+    PROJECT_INSTALL_FLAGS="--editable"
+
     build_py_project
     run_pylint "$(get_proj_name)" examples/*.py test/*.py
   tags: