From e3f053a65da0356f3c84b218e41830f003834e76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Daniels <mdaniels5757@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 18:59:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] ci/github-script/check-target-branch: fix kernel exemption
 logic

Erroneously failed to exempt because I left out an if condition.
---
 ci/github-script/check-target-branch.js | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ci/github-script/check-target-branch.js b/ci/github-script/check-target-branch.js
index 47e36b9cb3f6..46101adcf200 100644
--- a/ci/github-script/check-target-branch.js
+++ b/ci/github-script/check-target-branch.js
@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ async function checkTargetBranch({ github, context, core, dry }) {
     ].join('\n'),
   )
 
-  if (maxRebuildCount >= 1000 && !isExemptHomeAssistantUpdate) {
+  if (
+    maxRebuildCount >= 1000 &&
+    !isExemptHomeAssistantUpdate &&
+    !isExemptKernelUpdate
+  ) {
     const desiredBranch =
       base === 'master' ? 'staging' : `staging-${split(base).version}`
     const body = [