diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index ccad5c806..5ec58fc98 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ exclude_patterns = [
     'build*',
     'docs/_auto/news*',
     'docs/_changelogs/',
-    'scripts/docs/',
+    'scripts/docs/*',
     ]
 
 # The reST default role (used for this markup: `text`) to use for all