diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
index a0f6e7dcc4..e70a6a0ff1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             git fetch --depth=1 origin master
             git -c core.whitespace=blank-at-eol,blank-at-eof,space-before-tab,cr-at-eol,tab-in-indent \
                 diff --check origin/master \
+                ':!.gitmodules' \
                 ':!Makefile.in' \
                 ':!config.guess' \
                 ':!config.sub' \