diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a6e21c2a4..9b32030fe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spotless {
 	}
 	format 'misc', {
 		target '**/*.gradle', '**/*.md', '**/*.xml', '**/.gitignore', '**/.properties'
-		targetExclude ".gradle/**", ".idea/**"
+		targetExclude ".gradle/**", ".idea/**", "*/build/**"
 
 		lineEndings(com.diffplug.spotless.LineEnding.UNIX)
 		encoding("UTF-8")