diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 118bbdb5f3..a8a248d309 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/Requests/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/SimplePie/*</exclude-pattern>
 	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/Text/*</exclude-pattern>
+	<exclude-pattern>/src/wp-includes/sodium_compat/*</exclude-pattern>
 
 	<exclude-pattern>/tests/phpunit/includes/speed-trap-listener\.php</exclude-pattern>