diff --git a/scripts/check-super-imports.py b/scripts/check-super-imports.py
index 11e541d1db..5083e20c08 100644
--- a/scripts/check-super-imports.py
+++ b/scripts/check-super-imports.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
-import re
 from multiprocessing import Pool
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def find_rust_files(directory):
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ def find_rust_files(directory):
         if "test" in root.lower():
             continue
 
+        # Skip the target directory
+        if "target" in Path(root).parts:
+            continue
+
         for file in files:
             # Skip files with "test" in the filename
             if "test" in file.lower():