diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
index 1bf0a32..95019d1 100644
--- a/.checkpatch.conf
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@
 # some commits unnecessarily.
 --ignore EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS
 
-# Exclude the vendorcode directory
---exclude src/vendorcode
+# Exclude vendorcode directories that don't follow coreboot's coding style.
+--exclude src/vendorcode/amd
+--exclude src/vendorcode/cavium
+--exclude src/vendorcode/intel
+--exclude src/vendorcode/mediatek