diff --git a/hack/shellcheck.sh b/hack/shellcheck.sh
index 6fbd7996bd..31c135646b 100755
--- a/hack/shellcheck.sh
+++ b/hack/shellcheck.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ if [ "$IS_CONTAINER" != "" ]; then
   TOP_DIR="${1:-.}"
   find "${TOP_DIR}" \
     -path "${TOP_DIR}/vendor" -prune \
+    -o -path "${TOP_DIR}/cluster-api/*/vendor" -prune \
     -o -path "${TOP_DIR}/terraform/*/vendor" -prune \
     -o -type f -name '*.sh' -exec shellcheck --format=gcc {} \+
 else