diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/imageModal.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/imageModal.js
index dccabf5388..9a03f4bbf6 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/imageModal.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/imageModal.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var setupFullScreenModal = function() {
                 largeSRC: largeImageSRC
             };
             var html = _.template($('#image-modal-tpl').text())(data);
+            // xss-lint: disable=javascript-jquery-insertion
             $(this).replaceWith(html);
         }
     });