diff --git a/scripts/codespell.sh b/scripts/codespell.sh
index 53f7404409..34576c311f 100755
--- a/scripts/codespell.sh
+++ b/scripts/codespell.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e
 
 # Ignore vendor folder and check file names as well
 # Note: ignore "ba" in https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/blob/4317a91/scripts/provision/vagrant#L54
-codespell --skip=.git,./vendor,go.mod,go.sum --check-filenames --ignore-words-list=ba
+codespell --skip=.git,./vendor,MAINTAINERS,go.mod,go.sum --check-filenames --ignore-words-list=ba
 
 code=$?
 if [ $code -ne 0 ]; then