diff --git a/mypy-strict.ini b/mypy-strict.ini
index 02478cd418e..e8bc2c2554d 100644
--- a/mypy-strict.ini
+++ b/mypy-strict.ini
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ files =
     tools/extract_scripts.py,
     tools/mypy_wrapper.py,
     tools/print_test_stats.py,
-    tools/pyi/*.py,
-    tools/stats_utils/*.py,
+    tools/pyi,
+    tools/stats_utils,
     tools/test_history.py,
     tools/test/test_extract_scripts.py,
     tools/test/test_mypy_wrapper.py,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ files =
     torch/testing/_internal/framework_utils.py,
     torch/utils/benchmark/utils/common.py,
     torch/utils/benchmark/utils/timer.py,
-    torch/utils/benchmark/utils/valgrind_wrapper/*.py,
+    torch/utils/benchmark/utils/valgrind_wrapper,
     torch/utils/_pytree.py
 
 # Specifically enable imports of benchmark utils. As more of `torch` becomes
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 11d120ebef5..555c7185924 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ files =
     tools/clang_format_utils.py,
     tools/clang_tidy.py,
     tools/generate_torch_version.py,
-    tools/stats_utils/*.py
+    tools/stats_utils
 
 #
 # `exclude` is a regex, not a list of paths like `files` (sigh)