diff --git a/.phpcs.xml b/.phpcs.xml
index 006d2e2ebd..99c720a71e 100644
--- a/.phpcs.xml
+++ b/.phpcs.xml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 	<arg name="encoding" value="UTF-8"/>
 	<exclude-pattern>vendor</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>node_modules</exclude-pattern>
-	<exclude-pattern type="relative">^lib/</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>lib/ve</exclude-pattern>
 </ruleset>