diff --git a/hack/update-gofmt.sh b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
index e41dea3aaf3..c71fe71a020 100755
--- a/hack/update-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ find_files() {
         -o -wholename './target' \
         -o -wholename '*/third_party/*' \
         -o -wholename '*/vendor/*' \
+        -o -wholename './staging' \
       \) -prune \
     \) -name '*.go'
 }