diff --git a/bazel/ci/shellcheck.sh.in b/bazel/ci/shellcheck.sh.in
index 0537145fc..be20ef0cf 100644
--- a/bazel/ci/shellcheck.sh.in
+++ b/bazel/ci/shellcheck.sh.in
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ scripts=("${MAPFILE[@]}")
 excludeDirs=(
   "cli/internal/helm/charts/cilium"
   "build"
+  "docs/node_modules"
 )
 
 echo "The following scripts are excluded and won't be linted with shellcheck:"
diff --git a/bazel/ci/shfmt.sh.in b/bazel/ci/shfmt.sh.in
index 1b63ed6fe..630b977e2 100644
--- a/bazel/ci/shfmt.sh.in
+++ b/bazel/ci/shfmt.sh.in
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ scripts=("${MAPFILE[@]}")
 excludeDirs=(
   "cli/internal/helm/charts/cilium"
   "build"
+  "docs/node_modules"
 )
 
 echo "The following scripts are excluded and won't be formatted with shfmt:"