diff --git a/scripts/spdxexclude b/scripts/spdxexclude
index 73ef8caf5e61..81bdb13ed789 100644
--- a/scripts/spdxexclude
+++ b/scripts/spdxexclude
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ arch/*/configs/
 # Other files without copyrightable content
 /CREDITS
 /MAINTAINERS
+/README