diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ce226846e3..418716e4f4 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: pylint
         name: pylint
-        entry: pylint
-        language: system
+        entry: script/run-in-env.sh pylint
+        language: script
         types: [python]
diff --git a/script/run-in-env.sh b/script/run-in-env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2e05fe1d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/run-in-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -eu
+
+my_path=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+for venv in venv .venv .; do
+  if [ -f "${my_path}/${venv}/bin/activate" ]; then
+    . "${my_path}/${venv}/bin/activate"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+exec "$@"