diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/ZoneData_p.cpp b/src/libcalamares/locale/ZoneData_p.cpp
index f0b92f33f..b73d17ad3 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/ZoneData_p.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/ZoneData_p.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 */
 
 /** THIS FILE EXISTS ONLY FOR TRANSLATIONS PURPOSES **/
+
+// *INDENT-OFF*
+// clang-format off
 /* This returns a reference to local, which is a terrible idea.
  * Good thing it's not meant to be compiled.
  */
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/zone-extractor.py b/src/libcalamares/locale/zone-extractor.py
index 6b1433adf..92165d824 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/zone-extractor.py
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/zone-extractor.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ cpp_header_comment = """/*   GENERATED FILE DO NOT EDIT
 */
 
 /** THIS FILE EXISTS ONLY FOR TRANSLATIONS PURPOSES **/
+
+// *INDENT-OFF*
+// clang-format off
 """
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":