diff --git a/src/govuk/helpers/_device-pixels.scss b/src/govuk/helpers/_device-pixels.scss
index 83cd3cc07e..6a5e77aa65 100644
--- a/src/govuk/helpers/_device-pixels.scss
+++ b/src/govuk/helpers/_device-pixels.scss
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 /// @access public
 
 @mixin govuk-device-pixel-ratio($ratio: 2) {
-  // stylelint and sass-lint have a disagreement over indentation in this file
-  // stylelint-disable indentation
+  // stylelint-disable indentation -- stylelint and sass-lint have a
+  // disagreement over indentation in this file
   @media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: $ratio),
     only screen and (-o-min-device-pixel-ratio: #{($ratio * 10)} / 10),
     only screen and (min-resolution: #{($ratio * 96)}dpi),
diff --git a/src/govuk/helpers/_font-faces.scss b/src/govuk/helpers/_font-faces.scss
index 2abab5b880..cfd03fd65f 100644
--- a/src/govuk/helpers/_font-faces.scss
+++ b/src/govuk/helpers/_font-faces.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 // Disables linting for this file only
 // sass-lint:disable no-css-comments, no-duplicate-properties, property-sort-order, indentation
+
 // stylelint-disable scss/comment-no-loud, order/properties-order
 
 @import "../tools/exports";
diff --git a/src/govuk/helpers/_spacing.scss b/src/govuk/helpers/_spacing.scss
index d0bbc02a62..e529de503d 100644
--- a/src/govuk/helpers/_spacing.scss
+++ b/src/govuk/helpers/_spacing.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 /// @group helpers/spacing
 ////
 
-// stylelint and sass-lint have a disagreement over indentation in this file
-// stylelint-disable indentation
+// stylelint-disable indentation -- stylelint and sass-lint have a
+// disagreement over indentation in this file
 
 /// Single point spacing
 ///
diff --git a/src/govuk/settings/_colours-palette.scss b/src/govuk/settings/_colours-palette.scss
index 7fc73452e9..0b778047c3 100644
--- a/src/govuk/settings/_colours-palette.scss
+++ b/src/govuk/settings/_colours-palette.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @import "compatibility";
 
-// allow empty lines in lists in this file to allow grouping
-// stylelint-disable value-list-max-empty-lines
+// stylelint-disable value-list-max-empty-lines -- allow empty lines in lists
+// in this file to allow grouping
 
 ////
 /// @group settings/colours