diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 439ed11af..0b39a1d71 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ exclude:
   - "TODO.txt"
   - "ojekyll.txt"
   - "bin/"
+  - "Makefile"
 
 # TODO: Enable these checks + fix any errors associated with them
 # liquid: