diff --git a/scripts/git-checks.sh b/scripts/git-checks.sh
index f402bcb3fbef4..663451a9d02a1 100755
--- a/scripts/git-checks.sh
+++ b/scripts/git-checks.sh
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ done
 for rev in $(git rev-list $oldrev..$newrev); do
 	comparison=$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify $rev^ || true)
 
-	whitespace=$(git diff --check $comparison $rev || true)
+	whitespace=$(git diff --check $comparison $rev  -- . ':!*.exp' || true)
 	if [[ $whitespace ]] ; then
 		echo "Found whitespace errors in commit $rev:"
 		echo
-		git diff --check $comparison $rev
+		git diff --check $comparison $rev -- . ':!*.exp'
 		exit 1
 	fi
 done