diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
index a4198fc..60e3f8d 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/.git'
 lint-doc8-excl-raw += '$(venv-name)'
 lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/$(venv-name)'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += 'LICENSES/'
 
 # Should we filter generated content as redundant ?
 # Considering _build will be published and consumed.