diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3a2833632f4..a226ed7e2c8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ configure(allprojects - project(':platform')) {
     // Below this line are currently only license header tasks
     format 'ShellScripts', {
       target '**/*.sh'
-      targetExclude '**/src/reference-test/**', '**/src/main/generated/**', '**/src/test/generated/**', '**/src/jmh/generated/**'
+      targetExclude '**/src/reference-test/**', '**/src/main/generated/**', '**/src/test/generated/**', '**/src/jmh/generated/**', '**/bin/default/**'
       trimTrailingWhitespace()
       endWithNewline()