diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
index ce4ad8c..15159bd 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/find_utils.mk
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Construct a string for invoking find \( excl-pattern \) -prune
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-gen-python-find-excl = \
-  $(strip \
-	-name '__ignored__' \
-	$(foreach dir,$($(1)),-o -name $(dir)) \
-  )
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Construct a find command to gather a list of python files
 ##         with exclusions.
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -41,8 +32,8 @@
 gen-python-find-cmd = \
   $(strip \
     find . \
-      \( $(call gen-python-find-excl,onf-excl-dirs) \) -prune \
-      -o -name '*.py' \
+	  $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),-not -path './$(dir)/*') \
+      -a -name '*.py' \
       -print0 \
   )