diff --git a/test/lint/lint-python-utf8-encoding.py b/test/lint/lint-python-utf8-encoding.py
index 364da634685..64d04bff57c 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-python-utf8-encoding.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-python-utf8-encoding.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import re
 
 from subprocess import check_output, CalledProcessError
 
-EXCLUDED_DIRS = ["src/crc32c/"]
+EXCLUDED_DIRS = ["src/crc32c/", "src/secp256k1/"]
 
 
 def get_exclude_args():