diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml b/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
index 686913301e..d574bdf88c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/rules.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   - "tools/idf.py"
   - "tools/idf_py_actions/**/*"
   - "tools/requirements.json"
+  - "tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt"
   - "tools/ci/test_build_system*.sh"
   - "tools/ci/test_build_system*.py"
   - "tools/ci/ci_build_apps.py"
diff --git a/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt b/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
index fe9a698262..bfca261fb2 100644
--- a/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/exclude_check_tools_files.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ tools/ci/executable-list.txt
 tools/ci/fix_empty_prototypes.sh
 tools/ci/get-full-sources.sh
 tools/ci/idf_ci_utils.py
-tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt
 tools/ci/mirror-submodule-update.sh
 tools/ci/multirun_with_pyenv.sh
 tools/ci/mypy_ignore_list.txt
diff --git a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py
index 780975bdc1..67e52f436b 100644
--- a/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py
+++ b/tools/ci/idf_pytest/constants.py
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ DEFAULT_FULL_BUILD_TEST_FILEPATTERNS = [
     # tools
     'tools/cmake/**/*',
     'tools/tools.json',
+    # ci
+    'tools/ci/ignore_build_warnings.txt',
     # components
     'components/cxx/**/*',
     'components/esp_common/**/*',