diff --git a/scripts/git.orderfile b/scripts/git.orderfile
index 7cf22e0bf5..73fd818d7f 100644
--- a/scripts/git.orderfile
+++ b/scripts/git.orderfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 # Documentation
 docs/*
+*.rst
 *.texi
 
 # build system