diff --git a/scripts/clean-includes b/scripts/clean-includes
index d2dd7ae3ce..a1faa60710 100755
--- a/scripts/clean-includes
+++ b/scripts/clean-includes
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ EOT
 
 for f in "$@"; do
   case "$f" in
+    *.inc.c)
+      # These aren't standalone C source files
+      echo "SKIPPING $f (not a standalone source file)"
+      continue
+      ;;
     *.c)
       MODE=c
       ;;