diff --git a/pageserver/src/basebackup.rs b/pageserver/src/basebackup.rs
index f99381923b..3c4d1eec11 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/basebackup.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/basebackup.rs
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ impl<W> Basebackup<'_, W>
 where
     W: AsyncWrite + Send + Sync + Unpin,
 {
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     async fn send_tarball(mut self) -> Result<(), BasebackupError> {
         // TODO include checksum