diff --git a/build/deleted_file_check.php b/build/deleted_file_check.php
index a52dac7e47803..60edffca238e3 100644
--- a/build/deleted_file_check.php
+++ b/build/deleted_file_check.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function usage($command)
 $previousReleaseExclude = [
 	$options['from'] . '/administrator/components/com_search',
 	$options['from'] . '/components/com_search',
+	$options['from'] . '/images/sampledata',
 	$options['from'] . '/modules/mod_search',
 	$options['from'] . '/plugins/search',
 	$options['from'] . '/plugins/fields/repeatable',