diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 80138fffcee..d1d6f815deb 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ sunnyshao@google.com
 yantingyang@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/**=*