diff --git a/hack/update-gofmt.sh b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
index a85713e3d29..51c5744d8c3 100755
--- a/hack/update-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ find_files() {
         -o -wholename './target' \
         -o -wholename '*/third_party/*' \
         -o -wholename '*/vendor/*' \
+        -o -wholename './staging' \
       \) -prune \
     \) -name '*.go'
 }