diff --git a/plugins/dominant-color-images/phpcs.xml.dist b/plugins/dominant-color-images/phpcs.xml.dist
index a70fa3a27..5ab070442 100644
--- a/plugins/dominant-color-images/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/plugins/dominant-color-images/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 <ruleset name="WPP-DominantColorImages">
 	<description>WordPress Coding Standards for Image Placeholders Plugin</description>
 
-	<rule ref="../../tools/phpcs/phpcs.ruleset.xml"/>
+	<rule ref="../../tools/phpcs/phpcs.ruleset.xml">
+		<exclude name="WPP.PHP.RestrictedEmptyConstruct.EmptyConstructUsage" />
+	</rule>
 
 	<config name="text_domain" value="dominant-color-images,default"/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/performance-lab/phpcs.xml.dist b/plugins/performance-lab/phpcs.xml.dist
index 28ff4be32..5493b1822 100644
--- a/plugins/performance-lab/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/plugins/performance-lab/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <ruleset name="WPP-PerformanceLab">
 	<description>WordPress Coding Standards for the Performance Lab Plugin</description>
-	<rule ref="../../tools/phpcs/phpcs.ruleset.xml"/>
+
+	<rule ref="../../tools/phpcs/phpcs.ruleset.xml">
+		<exclude name="WPP.PHP.RestrictedEmptyConstruct.EmptyConstructUsage" />
+	</rule>
 
 	<config name="text_domain" value="performance-lab,default"/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/webp-uploads/phpcs.xml.dist b/plugins/webp-uploads/phpcs.xml.dist
index 41b87f083..7f2bb6437 100644
--- a/plugins/webp-uploads/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/plugins/webp-uploads/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 <ruleset name="WPP-WebPUploads">
 	<description>WordPress Coding Standards for Modern Image Formats Plugin</description>
 
-	<rule ref="../../tools/phpcs/phpcs.ruleset.xml"/>
+	<rule ref="../../tools/phpcs/phpcs.ruleset.xml">
+		<exclude name="WPP.PHP.RestrictedEmptyConstruct.EmptyConstructUsage" />
+	</rule>
 
 	<config name="text_domain" value="webp-uploads"/>