diff --git a/lint b/lint
index 22deea8b2..05adb45c6 100755
--- a/lint
+++ b/lint
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function lint_files {
 
 function list_files {
 	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
-		find "$@" -type f | grep -vE '(^\./\.git|^\./\.pkg|/vendor/)'
+		find "$@" -type f | grep -vE '(^\./\.git|^\./\.pkg|/vendor/|codecgen.go$)'
 	else
 		git diff --cached --name-only
 	fi