diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Ior.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Ior.scala
index 60bb4dee1ce..cb633ab7f75 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Ior.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/data/Ior.scala
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ private[data] sealed abstract class IorInstances extends IorInstances0 {
 
     val applicative: Applicative[Ior[E, ?]] = new Applicative[Ior[E, ?]] {
       def pure[A](a: A): Ior[E, A] = Ior.right(a)
+
+      // scalastyle:off cyclomatic.complexity
       def ap[A, B](ff: Ior[E, A => B])(fa: Ior[E, A]): Ior[E, B] =
         fa match {
           case Ior.Right(a) => ff match {
@@ -234,7 +236,9 @@ private[data] sealed abstract class IorInstances extends IorInstances0 {
             case Ior.Left(e2) => Ior.Left(E.combine(e2, e1))
           }
         }
+      // scalastyle:on cyclomatic.complexity
     }
+
     lazy val monad: Monad[Ior[E, ?]] = Monad[Ior[E, ?]]
   }