diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
index 04d16fe95c4..13981d82ee1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
       # is supported, we can change the src/freedreno/ rule to explicitly
       # exclude tools, rather than having to explicitly list everything
       # else
+      - src/freedreno/ci/**/*
       - src/freedreno/common/**/*
       - src/freedreno/drm/**/*
       - src/freedreno/fdl/**/*