diff --git a/crowdin.yml b/crowdin.yml
index 58e9dd3..af88e41 100644
--- a/crowdin.yml
+++ b/crowdin.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ preserve_hierarchy: true
 files:
   - source: /osu.Game.Resources/Localisation/*.resx
     translation: /osu.Game.Resources/Localisation/%file_name%.%locale%.%file_extension%
+    ignore:
+      # note that this should probably be using %locale% rather than a simple wildcard
+      # but it doesn't seem to respect our mapping below.
+      - /osu.Game.Resources/Localisation/%file_name%.*.%file_extension%
     update_option: update_as_unapproved
     languages_mapping:
       locale: