diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index 2243d8b37..1e118c70b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
     - uses: codespell-project/codespell-problem-matcher@v1
     - uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@master
       with:
-        skip: CHANGELOG,Makefile,*.fig,*.pem
+        skip: CHANGELOG,Makefile,*.fig,*.pem,./doc/design-thoughts,./doc/internals
         ignore_words_list: ist,ists,hist,wan,ca,cas,que,ans,te,nd,referer,ot,uint,iif,fo,keep-alives,dosen,ifset,thrid,strack,ba,chck,hel,unx,mor