diff --git a/util/lint/lint-007-checkpatch b/util/lint/lint-007-checkpatch
index 34b933164c..abc63f12d2 100755
--- a/util/lint/lint-007-checkpatch
+++ b/util/lint/lint-007-checkpatch
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ EXCLUDED_DIRS="^payloads/libpayload/util/kconfig\|\
 ^payloads/libpayload/curses/PDCurses\|\
 ^util/crossgcc/patches\|\
 ^util/kconfig\|\
+^util/superiotool\|\
 ^src/vendorcode\|\
 ^Documentation"