diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index c19f615f9a..a7b726664d 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_include_public_headers_brackets = \
   ^(tools/|examples/|include/libvirt/(virterror|libvirt(-(admin|qemu|lxc))?)\.h$$)
 
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_int_ijk = \
-  ^(src/remote_protocol-structs|src/remote/remote_protocol.x|cfg.mk|include/|src/admin_protocol-structs|src/admin/admin_protocol.x)$
+  ^(src/remote_protocol-structs|src/remote/remote_protocol\.x|cfg\.mk|include/libvirt/libvirt.+|src/admin_protocol-structs|src/admin/admin_protocol\.x)$$
 
 exclude_file_name_regexp--sc_prohibit_getenv = \
   ^tests/.*\.[ch]$$