diff --git a/util/merge_copyrights b/util/merge_copyrights
index 14c7415232..94eb878c5b 100644
--- a/util/merge_copyrights
+++ b/util/merge_copyrights
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ while (<CHANGES>) {
 	    $file_types{$_} = "ZONE";
 	} elsif ($base =~ /\.md$/) {
 	    $file_types{$_} = "MKD";
-	} elsif ($base =~ /(\/\.(gitignore|gitattributes)|Atffile|\.(gif|jpg))$/i) {
+	} elsif ($base =~ /(\/\.(gitignore|gitattributes)|Atffile|Kyuafile|\.(gif|jpg))$/i) {
 	    $file_types{$_} = "X";
 	} elsif ($base =~ /\.(def|dep|dsp|dsw|mak|sln)$/i) {
 	    $file_types{$_} = "X";