diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index be5b92639fd79b..923c2c34739d09 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports = {
      * Licence headers
      */
     {
-      files: ['**/*.{js,ts,tsx}'],
+      files: ['**/*.{js,ts,tsx}', '!plugins/**/*'],
       rules: {
         '@kbn/eslint/require-license-header': [
           'error',