diff --git a/tools/check-all b/tools/check-all
index f80c01db18..8c2a44e8e7 100755
--- a/tools/check-all
+++ b/tools/check-all
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ zephyr/static/third
 confirmation
 zephyr/tests/frontend/casperjs
 zephyr/migrations
+node_modules
 """.split()
 
 exclude_files = """