diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
index 000e1efc75..added1ee31 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/ardupilotwaf.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def get_legacy_defines(sketch_name):
 
 IGNORED_AP_LIBRARIES = [
     'doc',
+    'AP_Scripting', # this gets explicitly included when it is needed and should otherwise never be globbed in
 ]
 
 @conf