diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml b/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml
index e638f71f05..c058ecfcf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-header-check.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ jobs:
             *.scala,
             *.py,
             *.sh,
-            */Dockerfile*,
-            */Jenkinsfile*,
+            *Dockerfile*,
+            *Jenkinsfile*,
             *.yml
           excluded_file_patterns: |
-            *target/*
-            *patches/*
\ No newline at end of file
+            patches/*
\ No newline at end of file