diff --git a/.pylicense-cpp.cfg b/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
index 75fff39ca68725d83f0e5f5377ff1e6d970f968d..ce6d04b410f75115d89c8ffda35ae2f30df8cbb9 100644
--- a/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
+++ b/.pylicense-cpp.cfg
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ prefix = //
 
 [files]
 include_patterns = *.cc *.cxx *.hh *.hxx *cmake_config.h.in *headercheck.cpp.in *config.h.cmake *version.hh.in
-exclude_patterns = ''
+exclude_patterns = *mathexpr.* *gtest-all.cc