diff --git a/.github/format.sh b/.github/format.sh
index 247f732e0f..e416765427 100755
--- a/.github/format.sh
+++ b/.github/format.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ do
       # Check if tab are present.
       egrep -Hn $'\t' $FILE && TAB_FOUND=1 || true
       ;;
-    *.pdf|*.hdf5|*.jpg|*.png|*.ppt|*.pptx|*.ipe)
+    *.pdf|*.hdf5|*.jpg|*.patch|*.png|*.ppt|*.pptx|*.ipe)
       # Exclude some binary files types,
       # others can be excluded as needed.
       ;;