diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/Ktlint.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/Ktlint.kt
index b45534fa8e..297d5ad417 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/Ktlint.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com/google/devtools/ksp/Ktlint.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ private fun JavaExec.configureCommonKtlintParams(
         it.exclude("**/testData/**")
         it.exclude("**/build/**")
         it.exclude("**/.*/**")
+        it.exclude("**/resources/**")
     }
     val outputFile = project.buildDir.resolve("reports/ktlint/ktlint-checkstyle-report.xml")
     inputs.files(ktlintInputFiles)