diff --git a/.github/workflows/msvc-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/msvc-analysis.yml
index ff92a38..9128750 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/msvc-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/msvc-analysis.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           buildConfiguration: ${{ env.config }}
           # Ruleset file that will determine what checks will be run
           ruleset: NativeRecommendedRules.ruleset
+          ignoredPaths: ${{ github.workspace }}/external
 
       # Upload SARIF file to GitHub Code Scanning Alerts
       - name: Upload SARIF to GitHub