diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 5e040188a0..c374d98662 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -73,11 +73,9 @@ fn check_file_licenses<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) {
 
     // Watch the directories that contain Rust source files
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=compiler");
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=docs");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=errors");
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=leo");
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=tests");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=tests/test-framework");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=utils");
 
     // Watch the build script itself