diff --git a/check_test_suite.py b/check_test_suite.py
index bdc05aef8d25..8fd739111426 100755
--- a/check_test_suite.py
+++ b/check_test_suite.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 ignore_prefixes = ['.github', '.idea', '.asf.yaml', '.backportrc.json', '.codecov.yml', '.dockerignore', '.gitignore',
                    '.lgtm.yml', 'CONTRIBUTING.md', 'setup-hooks.sh', 'upload.sh', 'dev', 'distribution/docker',
                    'distribution/asf-release-process-guide.md', '.travis.yml',
-                   'owasp-dependency-check-suppressions.xml']
+                   'owasp-dependency-check-suppressions.xml', 'licenses']
 
 script_prefixes = ['check_test_suite.py', 'check_test_suite_test.py']
 script_job = ['script checks']
diff --git a/check_test_suite_test.py b/check_test_suite_test.py
index e8b7f9b039c3..f29ac9978140 100755
--- a/check_test_suite_test.py
+++ b/check_test_suite_test.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def test_some_java(self):
             ['check_test_suite_test.py'],
             ['website/core/Footer.js'],
             ['web-console/src/views/index.ts'],
+            ['licenses/foo.mit'],
             ['check_test_suite_test.py', 'website/core/Footer.js', 'web-console/unified-console.html', 'owasp-dependency-check-suppressions.xml']
         ]
         some_java_diffs = [