diff --git a/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh b/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
index 5772a81d1..25717f43a 100755
--- a/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ 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/" | sort )
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]
 then
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_examples_cmake_make.sh b/tools/ci/check_examples_cmake_make.sh
index 64463ab21..ed560a21b 100755
--- a/tools/ci/check_examples_cmake_make.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/check_examples_cmake_make.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # While we support GNU Make & CMake together, check the same examples are present for both
 
-CMAKE_EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name CMakeLists.txt | grep -v "/components/" | grep -v "/main/" | grep -v "/build_system/cmake/")
+CMAKE_EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name CMakeLists.txt | grep -v "/components/" | grep -v "/common_components/" | grep -v "/main/" | grep -v "/build_system/cmake/")
 MAKE_EXAMPLE_PATHS=$( find ${IDF_PATH}/examples/ -type f -name Makefile | grep -v "/build_system/cmake/")
 
 CMAKE_EXAMPLE_PATHS="$(/usr/bin/dirname $CMAKE_EXAMPLE_PATHS | sort -n)"