diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml
index 469375b346fa5..12f4665025a5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp-linter.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           database: gpt4all-chat/build
           version: 18
           files-changed-only: false  # TODO: set this back to true
+          ignore: 'gpt4all-chat/build/_deps'
       - name: Fail Fast
         if: steps.linter.outputs.clang-tidy-checks-failed > 0
         run: exit 1