diff --git a/scripts/qa/real_secret_scanner.py b/scripts/qa/real_secret_scanner.py
index 37c7cacd3..c86a1002a 100644
--- a/scripts/qa/real_secret_scanner.py
+++ b/scripts/qa/real_secret_scanner.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def scan():
     }
 
     for fpath in target_files:
-        if not os.path.exists(fpath):
+        if not os.path.exists(fpath) or os.path.abspath(fpath) == os.path.abspath(__file__):
             continue
         try:
             with open(fpath, 'r', encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore') as f: