diff --git a/util/copyrights b/util/copyrights
index 9bc531efb7..a675fce20b 100644
--- a/util/copyrights
+++ b/util/copyrights
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-./.gitattributes				X	2015,2017,2018,2019,2020
 ./.gitlab-ci.yml				X	2018,2019,2020
 ./.uncrustify.cfg				X	2018,2019,2020
 ./CHANGES					X	2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020
@@ -444,7 +443,6 @@
 ./bin/tests/system/checkzone/clean.sh		SH	2011,2012,2013,2014,2016,2018,2019,2020
 ./bin/tests/system/checkzone/setup.sh		SH	2014,2016,2018,2019,2020
 ./bin/tests/system/checkzone/tests.sh		SH	2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020
-./bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/.gitattributes	X	2015,2018,2019,2020
 ./bin/tests/system/checkzone/zones/bad-badclass.raw	X	2015,2018,2019,2020
 ./bin/tests/system/cleanall.sh			SH	2000,2001,2004,2007,2012,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020
 ./bin/tests/system/cleanpkcs11.sh		SH	2010,2012,2014,2016,2018,2019,2020
diff --git a/util/merge_copyrights b/util/merge_copyrights
index b986c6cebc..a1de0652c5 100644
--- a/util/merge_copyrights
+++ b/util/merge_copyrights
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ while (<CHANGES>) {
 	       /CVS/ |		# CVS directory
 	       /\.git/ |		# git directory
 	       /\.gitignore |   # .gitignore files
+	       /\.gitattributes |   # .gitattributes files
 	       Makefile.in  |   # build system doesn't need to have copyright
 	       /m4/ |           # build system doesn't need to have copyright
 	       /configure   |   # build system doesn't need to have copyright