diff --git a/utils/check-package b/utils/check-package
index 8d10affabd..48ce956443 100755
--- a/utils/check-package
+++ b/utils/check-package
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ def parse_args():
 CONFIG_IN_FILENAME = re.compile("/Config\.\S*$")
 DO_CHECK_INTREE = re.compile("|".join([
     "arch/",
+    "boot/",
     "package/",
     "system/",
     ]))
 DO_NOT_CHECK_INTREE = re.compile("|".join([
+    "boot/barebox/barebox\.mk$",
     "package/doc-asciidoc\.mk$",
     "package/pkg-\S*\.mk$",
     ]))