diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 9c4419a4308..881e2c7dedc 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ wangqi@google.com
 yanglu@google.com
 
 # Exempt resource files (because they are in a flat directory and too hard to manage via OWNERS)
-per-file *.xml=*
+per-file res/**=*