diff --git a/tools/test/travis-ci/doxy-spellchecker/spell.sh b/tools/test/travis-ci/doxy-spellchecker/spell.sh
index 1e4931cbc4..42968520a6 100755
--- a/tools/test/travis-ci/doxy-spellchecker/spell.sh
+++ b/tools/test/travis-ci/doxy-spellchecker/spell.sh
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ while read file; do
         echo "_________________________________"
     fi
 
-done < <(find "${1}" -type d -iname "*target*" -prune -o -name '*.h' -print)
+# ${1}: directory to check
+# ${2}: file containing a list of paths (regex) to exclude
+done < <(find "${1}" -type d -iname "*target*" -prune -o -name '*.h' -print | grep -v -f "${2}")
 
 echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "Total Errors Found: ${ERRORS}"