diff --git a/presubmit.sh b/presubmit.sh
index 5e8a32a..128862e 100755
--- a/presubmit.sh
+++ b/presubmit.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 	'(' -name '*.[ch]' -or -name '*.cc' ')' \
 	-not -name 'virtgpu_drm.h' \
 	-not -name 'gbm.h' -not -name 'virgl_hw.h' \
+	-not -name 'virgl_protocol.h' \
 	-exec clang-format -style=file -i {} +