diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9ef529f..a568d3f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 [testenv:lint]
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
-    flake8 --ignore E501,E402 {posargs} n2vc tests
+    flake8 --ignore E501,E402 --exclude tests/charms/builds,tests/charms/deps {posargs} n2vc tests
 deps =
     flake8