diff --git a/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs b/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs
index d994f60b2bb..4a159d926b7 100644
--- a/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tidy/src/style.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,11 @@ enum Directive {
     Ignore(bool),
 }
 
-fn contains_ignore_directive(contents: &str, check: &str) -> Directive {
+fn contains_ignore_directive(can_contain: bool, contents: &str, check: &str) -> Directive {
+    if !can_contain {
+        return Directive::Deny;
+    }
+    // Update `can_contain` when changing this
     if contents.contains(&format!("// ignore-tidy-{}", check)) ||
         contents.contains(&format!("# ignore-tidy-{}", check)) {
         Directive::Ignore(false)
@@ -140,12 +144,15 @@ pub fn check(path: &Path, bad: &mut bool) {
             tidy_error!(bad, "{}: empty file", file.display());
         }
 
-        let mut skip_cr = contains_ignore_directive(&contents, "cr");
-        let mut skip_tab = contains_ignore_directive(&contents, "tab");
-        let mut skip_line_length = contains_ignore_directive(&contents, "linelength");
-        let mut skip_file_length = contains_ignore_directive(&contents, "filelength");
-        let mut skip_end_whitespace = contains_ignore_directive(&contents, "end-whitespace");
-        let mut skip_copyright = contains_ignore_directive(&contents, "copyright");
+        let can_contain = contents.contains("// ignore-tidy-") ||
+            contents.contains("# ignore-tidy-");
+        let mut skip_cr = contains_ignore_directive(can_contain, &contents, "cr");
+        let mut skip_tab = contains_ignore_directive(can_contain, &contents, "tab");
+        let mut skip_line_length = contains_ignore_directive(can_contain, &contents, "linelength");
+        let mut skip_file_length = contains_ignore_directive(can_contain, &contents, "filelength");
+        let mut skip_end_whitespace =
+            contains_ignore_directive(can_contain, &contents, "end-whitespace");
+        let mut skip_copyright = contains_ignore_directive(can_contain, &contents, "copyright");
         let mut leading_new_lines = false;
         let mut trailing_new_lines = 0;
         let mut lines = 0;