diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7466fdd4c..8c275f4bb6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 *~
 .git
 .git-module-status
+.sc-start-sc_*
 /GNUmakefile
 /maint.mk
 ABOUT-NLS
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 5d8103ec31..790d3570c3 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ local-checks-to-skip =			\
   sc_GPL_version			\
   sc_always_defined_macros		\
   sc_cast_of_alloca_return_value	\
+  sc_cross_check_PATH_usage_in_tests	\
   sc_dd_max_sym_length			\
   sc_error_exit_success			\
   sc_file_system			\