diff --git a/Tools/astyle/check_newlines.sh b/Tools/astyle/check_newlines.sh
index 5160476935..27bae97112 100755
--- a/Tools/astyle/check_newlines.sh
+++ b/Tools/astyle/check_newlines.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 return_value=0
 
 # Check if there are files checked in that don't end in a newline (POSIX requirement)
-git grep --cached -Il '' | xargs -L1 bash -c 'if test "$(tail -c 1 "$0")"; then echo "No new line at end of $0"; exit 1; fi'
+git grep --cached -Il '' -- ':!docs/*' | xargs -L1 bash -c 'if test "$(tail -c 1 "$0")"; then echo "No new line at end of $0"; exit 1; fi'
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	return_value=1
 fi
 
 # Check if there are files checked in that have duplicate newlines at the end (fail trailing whitespace checks)
-git grep --cached -Il '' | xargs -L1 bash -c 'if tail -c 2 "$0" | ( read x && read y && [ x"$x" = x ] && [ x"$y" = x ]); then echo "Multiple newlines at the end of $0"; exit 1; fi'
+git grep --cached -Il '' -- ':!docs/*' | xargs -L1 bash -c 'if tail -c 2 "$0" | ( read x && read y && [ x"$x" = x ] && [ x"$y" = x ]); then echo "Multiple newlines at the end of $0"; exit 1; fi'
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	return_value=1