diff --git a/ansible_testing/modules.py b/ansible_testing/modules.py
index 4833569e32..7f222e20ec 100644
--- a/ansible_testing/modules.py
+++ b/ansible_testing/modules.py
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
 
 
 class PythonPackageValidator(Validator):
+    BLACKLIST_FILES = frozenset(('__pycache__',))
+
     def __init__(self, path):
         super(PythonPackageValidator, self).__init__()
 
@@ -580,6 +582,9 @@ class PythonPackageValidator(Validator):
     def validate(self):
         super(PythonPackageValidator, self).validate()
 
+        if self.basename in self.BLACKLIST_FILES:
+            return
+
         init_file = os.path.join(self.path, '__init__.py')
         if not os.path.exists(init_file):
             self.errors.append('Ansible module subdirectories must contain an '