diff --git a/scripts/run_cppcheck.sh b/scripts/run_cppcheck.sh
index 9e15b4a0..adad9d48 100755
--- a/scripts/run_cppcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_cppcheck.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fi
 # Supply default flags passed to cppcheck if necessary
 if [ -z "$CPPCHECK_FLAGS" ]; then
     CPPCHECK_FLAGS="--quiet --force --std=c11 --std=c++11 --inline-suppr \
-                    --enable=warning --error-exitcode=1"
+                    --enable=warning --error-exitcode=1 -i third_party"
 fi
 
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