diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_variable.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_variable.rs
index 2868b5112e95a..d7da2e2b69295 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_variable.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pyflakes/rules/unused_variable.rs
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ pub fn unused_variable(checker: &mut Checker, scope: ScopeId) {
             && name != &"__tracebackhide__"
             && name != &"__traceback_info__"
             && name != &"__traceback_supplement__"
+            && name != &"__debuggerskip__"
         {
             let mut diagnostic = Diagnostic::new(
                 UnusedVariable {