diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ca09cc0b5..467254bd3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: remove-tabs
         args: [--whitespaces-count, '8']
+        exclude: '.*\.gpl$|\.gitmodules'
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-clang-format
     rev: v19.1.5