diff --git a/build_tools/github_actions/lint_whitespace_checks.sh b/build_tools/github_actions/lint_whitespace_checks.sh
index 77e6e3d6bb9..cc4fa32657b 100755
--- a/build_tools/github_actions/lint_whitespace_checks.sh
+++ b/build_tools/github_actions/lint_whitespace_checks.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if [[ $# -ne 0 ]] ; then
 fi
 
 echo "Gathering changed files..."
-mapfile -t CHANGED_FILES < <(git diff "$BASE_BRANCH" HEAD --name-only --diff-filter=d | grep '.*\.cpp$\|.*\.h$\|.*\.md$\|.*\.mlir$\|.*\.sh$\|.*\.td$\|.*\.txt$\|.*\.yml$\|.*\.yaml$')
+mapfile -t CHANGED_FILES < <(git diff "$BASE_BRANCH" HEAD --name-only --diff-filter=d | grep -Ev '.*\.(bc|png|svg)$')
 if (( ${#CHANGED_FILES[@]} == 0 )); then
   echo "No files to check."
   exit 0