diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8151ec8b95..0e7ab060a3 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 .clang-tidy      export-ignore
 .codespellrc     export-ignore
 .editorconfig    export-ignore
+.pre-commit-config.yaml export-ignore
 .typos.toml      export-ignore
 
 # Custom attribute to mark sources as using our C code style.
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca0d5ab87d..2e1dfe1eb6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ if(CMake_RUN_CLANG_TIDY)
     unset(clang_tidy_module_sha1)
   endif()
 
+  configure_file(.clang-tidy .clang-tidy COPYONLY)
 endif()
-configure_file(.clang-tidy .clang-tidy COPYONLY)
 
 
 option(CMake_RUN_IWYU "Run include-what-you-use with the compiler." OFF)
diff --git a/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e6ef0a361..e377733c5f 100644
--- a/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ if(CMake_BUILD_WIX_CUSTOM_ACTION)
   add_subdirectory(Release/WiX)
 endif()
 
-# Make sure generated files use the same clang-tidy checks (none).
-configure_file(.clang-tidy .clang-tidy COPYONLY)
+if(CMake_RUN_CLANG_TIDY)
+  # Make sure generated files use the same clang-tidy checks (none).
+  configure_file(.clang-tidy .clang-tidy COPYONLY)
+endif()