diff --git a/tools/doc/checkLinks.js b/tools/doc/checkLinks.js
index 97210ca03076e4..f3415f521cc6d5 100644
--- a/tools/doc/checkLinks.js
+++ b/tools/doc/checkLinks.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ function findMarkdownFilesRecursively(dirPath) {
     if (
       entry.isDirectory() &&
       entry.name !== 'api' &&
+      entry.name !== 'build' &&
       entry.name !== 'changelogs' &&
       entry.name !== 'deps' &&
       entry.name !== 'fixtures' &&