diff --git a/tools/ci/sonar_exclude_list.txt b/tools/ci/sonar_exclude_list.txt
index f4f38d69f0..a91e445f52 100644
--- a/tools/ci/sonar_exclude_list.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/sonar_exclude_list.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ components/freertos/*.c
 components/freertos/include/freertos/*.h
 
 # wpa_supplicant upstream code
-components/wpa_supplicant/src/*
-components/wpa_supplicant/include/*.h
+components/wpa_supplicant/src/**
+components/wpa_supplicant/include/**