diff --git a/tools/ci/build_examples.sh b/tools/ci/build_examples.sh
index 032e336c..f4557649 100755
--- a/tools/ci/build_examples.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/build_examples.sh
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ build_example () {
 
 EXAMPLE_NUM=0
 
-EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name Makefile | grep -v "/build_system/cmake/" | sort )
+EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name Makefile | grep -v "/components/" | grep -v "/common_components/" | grep -v "/main/" | grep -v "/build_system/cmake/" | sort )
 for FN in ${EXAMPLE_PATHS}
 do
     if [[ $EXAMPLE_NUM -lt $START_NUM || $EXAMPLE_NUM -ge $END_NUM ]]
diff --git a/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh b/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
index 90bfa36f..53edbacb 100755
--- a/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ LOG_SUSPECTED=${LOG_PATH}/common_log.txt
 touch ${LOG_SUSPECTED}
 SDKCONFIG_DEFAULTS_CI=sdkconfig.ci
 
-EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name CMakeLists.txt | grep -v "/components/" | grep -v "/main/" | sort )
-
+EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name CMakeLists.txt | grep -v "/components/" | grep -v "/common_components/" | grep -v "/main/" | grep -v "/build_system/cmake/" | sort )
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]
 then
     START_NUM=0