diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_dist_tabs.pl b/test_regress/t/t_dist_tabs.pl
index 1d86b976b..cd830d4fc 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_dist_tabs.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_dist_tabs.pl
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ scenarios(dist => 1);
 my $root = "..";
 
 my $Tabs_Exempt_Re = qr!(\.out$)|(/gtkwave)|(Makefile)|(\.mk$)|(nodist/fastcov.py)!;
-my $Wide_Exempt_Re = qr!(\.l$)|(\.y$)!;
+#my $Wide_Exempt_Re = qr!(\.l$)|(\.y$)!;
+my $Wide_Exempt_Re = qr!.*!;  # clang-tidy generally cleans up
 
 if (!-r "$root/.git") {
     skip("Not in a git repository");