diff --git a/cmake/packaging/build_windows_vs.cmake b/cmake/packaging/build_windows_vs.cmake
index 225de17854..f051ff351f 100644
--- a/cmake/packaging/build_windows_vs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/packaging/build_windows_vs.cmake
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ file(REMOVE qtdeploy.bat)
 file(WRITE makearchive.ps1 "Compress-Archive -Path LAMMPS_GUI -CompressionLevel Optimal -DestinationPath LAMMPS-Win10-amd64.zip")
 execute_process(COMMAND powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File makearchive.ps1)
 file(REMOVE makearchive.ps1)
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE LAMMPS_GUI)
\ No newline at end of file
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE LAMMPS_GUI)
diff --git a/tools/coding_standard/permissions.py b/tools/coding_standard/permissions.py
index f76cfc1883..377de2015b 100644
--- a/tools/coding_standard/permissions.py
+++ b/tools/coding_standard/permissions.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ include:
     - src/**
     - examples/**
     - tools/coding_standard
+    - tools/lammps-gui
 patterns:
     - "*.c"
     - "*.cmake"
diff --git a/tools/coding_standard/whitespace.py b/tools/coding_standard/whitespace.py
index 1c980717d6..7f602ca9b0 100644
--- a/tools/coding_standard/whitespace.py
+++ b/tools/coding_standard/whitespace.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ include:
     - lib/**
     - tools/coding_standard
     - tools/python
+    - tools/lammps-gui
     - unittest/**
 exclude:
     - lib/colvars/Install.py