diff --git a/autobuild.sh b/autobuild.sh
index 67ac62fe7..06f2ebe24 100755
--- a/autobuild.sh
+++ b/autobuild.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ source "$1"
 source "$rootdir/test/common/autotest_common.sh"
 
 out=$output_dir
-scanbuild="scan-build -o $output_dir/scan-build-tmp --exclude $rootdir/dpdk/ --status-bugs"
+if [ -n "$SPDK_TEST_NATIVE_DPDK" ]; then
+	scanbuild_exclude=" --exclude $(dirname $SPDK_RUN_EXTERNAL_DPDK)"
+else
+	scanbuild_exclude="--exclude $rootdir/dpdk/"
+fi
+scanbuild="scan-build -o $output_dir/scan-build-tmp $scanbuild_exclude --status-bugs"
 config_params=$(get_config_params)
 
 trap '[[ -d $SPDK_WORKSPACE ]] && rm -rf "$SPDK_WORKSPACE"' 0