diff --git a/config/backup/exclude b/config/backup/exclude
index 0131a87fd..4dc1607a2 100644
--- a/config/backup/exclude
+++ b/config/backup/exclude
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ var/ipfire/ovpn/openssl/*
 var/ipfire/proxy/calamaris/bin/*
 var/ipfire/qos/bin/qos.pl
 var/ipfire/suricata/oinkmaster.conf
+var/ipfire/suricata/ruleset-sources
 var/ipfire/urlfilter/blacklists/*/*.db