diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2953c4b0d5..308ac7256c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Release date: TBA
 
   Close #3161
 
+* ``consider-using-sys-exit`` is no longer emitted when `exit` is imported in the local scope.
+
+  Close #3147
+
 
 What's New in Pylint 2.4.2?
 ===========================
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/refactoring.py b/pylint/checkers/refactoring.py
index 7e5a8d1407..28313439a4 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/refactoring.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/refactoring.py
@@ -686,13 +686,20 @@ def visit_call(self, node):
         self._check_consider_using_comprehension_constructor(node)
         self._check_quit_exit_call(node)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _has_exit_in_scope(scope):
+        exit_func = scope.locals.get("exit")
+        return bool(
+            exit_func and isinstance(exit_func[0], (astroid.ImportFrom, astroid.Import))
+        )
+
     def _check_quit_exit_call(self, node):
+
         if isinstance(node.func, astroid.Name) and node.func.name in BUILTIN_EXIT_FUNCS:
-            # If we have `exit` imported from `sys` in the scope, exempt this instance.
-            scope = node.root()
-            exit_func = scope.locals.get("exit")
-            if exit_func and isinstance(
-                exit_func[0], (astroid.ImportFrom, astroid.Import)
+            # If we have `exit` imported from `sys` in the current or global scope, exempt this instance.
+            local_scope = node.scope()
+            if self._has_exit_in_scope(local_scope) or self._has_exit_in_scope(
+                node.root()
             ):
                 return
             self.add_message("consider-using-sys-exit", node=node)
diff --git a/tests/functional/c/consider_using_sys_exit_local_scope.py b/tests/functional/c/consider_using_sys_exit_local_scope.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05b57ae412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/c/consider_using_sys_exit_local_scope.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,import-outside-toplevel,redefined-builtin
+
+def run():
+    from sys import exit
+    exit()