diff --git a/script/static-checks/check-include-order.py b/script/static-checks/check-include-order.py
index aaf84f1..53d355b 100755
--- a/script/static-checks/check-include-order.py
+++ b/script/static-checks/check-include-order.py
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
     incs = collections.defaultdict(list)
     error_msgs = []
     plat_incs = dir_include_paths("plat") | dir_include_paths("include/plat")
+    plat_common_incs = dir_include_paths("include/plat/common")
+    plat_incs.difference_update(plat_common_incs)
     libc_incs = dir_include_paths("include/lib/libc")
 
     for inc in inc_list: