diff --git a/hack/update-gofmt.sh b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
index a85713e3d2..e41dea3aaf 100755
--- a/hack/update-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ find_files() {
         -o -wholename './_output' \
         -o -wholename './_gopath' \
         -o -wholename './release' \
+        -o -wholename './staging' \
         -o -wholename './target' \
         -o -wholename '*/third_party/*' \
         -o -wholename '*/vendor/*' \