diff --git a/.ci/static-checks.sh b/.ci/static-checks.sh
index c63855222..784e554cf 100755
--- a/.ci/static-checks.sh
+++ b/.ci/static-checks.sh
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ static_check_license_headers()
 			--exclude="target/*" \
 			--exclude="*.patch" \
 			--exclude="*.diff" \
+			--exclude="tools/packaging/static-build/qemu.blacklist" \
 			-EL $extra_args "\<${pattern}\>" \
 			$files || true)