diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 6f35a0190d4..57a8fa5a06d 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 skip_commits:
   files:
-    - ".github/**"
+    - ".github/**/*"
     - ".gitmodules"
-    - "docs/**"
-    - "wheels/**"
+    - "docs/**/*"
+    - "wheels/**/*"
 
 version: '{build}'
 clone_folder: c:\pillow