diff --git a/.github/codecov.yml b/.github/codecov.yml
index 79d558a0..3900c9f0 100644
--- a/.github/codecov.yml
+++ b/.github/codecov.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ codecov:
   strict_yaml_branch: default  # only use the latest YAML on stated branch
 
 ignore:
-  - "3rdparty/*"  # ignore examples
+  - "3rdparty/**/*"  # ignore examples
   - "examples/*"  # ignore examples
   - "tests/*"  # ignore unit tests