diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 4f554ea4d..7b5152ba4 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
   description: Static analysis of Terraform templates to spot potential security issues.
   require_serial: true
   entry: hooks/terraform_tfsec.sh
+  files: \.tf(vars)?$
   language: script
 
 - id: checkov