diff --git a/cocci/dns_name_dup.spatch b/cocci/dns_name_dup.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from cocci/dns_name_dup.spatch
rename to cocci/dns_name_dup.disabled
diff --git a/cocci/dns_rbtnodechain_init.spatch b/cocci/dns_rbtnodechain_init.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from cocci/dns_rbtnodechain_init.spatch
rename to cocci/dns_rbtnodechain_init.disabled
diff --git a/cocci/isc_mem_create_never_fail.spatch b/cocci/isc_mem_create_never_fail.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from cocci/isc_mem_create_never_fail.spatch
rename to cocci/isc_mem_create_never_fail.disabled
diff --git a/util/merge_copyrights b/util/merge_copyrights
index e7ac148edd..b986c6cebc 100644
--- a/util/merge_copyrights
+++ b/util/merge_copyrights
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ while (<CHANGES>) {
 	       \.hints?\.in$ |  # zone files
 	       /hints$ |        # zone files
 	       \.zone$ |        # zone files
-	       \.spatch$ |	# coccinelle spatch files
+	       /cocci/.* |      # coccinelle spatch files
 	       \.conf$ |        # configuration files
 	       \.conf\.in$ |    # configuration files
 	       \.dir-locals\.el | # emacs local variables