diff --git a/scripts/copyright.pl b/scripts/copyright.pl
index 32680b0ea..c8a4a3895 100755
--- a/scripts/copyright.pl
+++ b/scripts/copyright.pl
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ my @skiplist=(
     '^.github/', # github instruction files
     '^.dcignore', # deepcode.ai instruction file
     '^.muse/', # muse-CI control files
+    "buildconf", # its nothing to copyright
 
     # docs/ files we're okay with without copyright
     'INSTALL.cmake',