diff --git a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
index afe751a57..8198d2384 100644
--- a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ fn cut_fields_delimiter<R: Read>(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::cognitive_complexity)]
 fn cut_fields_whitespace<R: Read>(
     reader: R,
     ranges: &[Range],