diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 2b7f42fac3d..5004daa95e4 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -31,20 +31,7 @@
   <exec executable="phpmd">
    <arg line="htdocs xml codesize,unusedcode
               --reportfile '${basedir}/hudson/logs/pmd.xml'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/adodbtime'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/artichow'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/barcode/php-barcode'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/ckeditor'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/fpdf'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/fpdfi'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/geoip'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/iwebkit'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/jquery'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/jsgantt'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/nusoap'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/odtphp'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/phpexcel'
-              --exclude '${basedir}/htdocs/includes/tcpdf'
+              --ignore=${ignorepaths}
               " />
   </exec>
  </target>