diff --git a/ament_cmake_cpplint/cmake/ament_cpplint.cmake b/ament_cmake_cpplint/cmake/ament_cpplint.cmake
index 0409b91f..6b70f604 100644
--- a/ament_cmake_cpplint/cmake/ament_cpplint.cmake
+++ b/ament_cmake_cpplint/cmake/ament_cpplint.cmake
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 # @public
 #
 function(ament_cpplint)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "" "EXCLUDE;MAX_LINE_LENGTH;ROOT;TESTNAME;TIMEOUT" "FILTERS" ${ARGN})
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "" "MAX_LINE_LENGTH;ROOT;TESTNAME;TIMEOUT" "FILTERS;EXCLUDE" ${ARGN})
   if(NOT ARG_TESTNAME)
     set(ARG_TESTNAME "cpplint")
   endif()
diff --git a/ament_cmake_flake8/cmake/ament_flake8.cmake b/ament_cmake_flake8/cmake/ament_flake8.cmake
index 9dd986c5..b1e82392 100644
--- a/ament_cmake_flake8/cmake/ament_flake8.cmake
+++ b/ament_cmake_flake8/cmake/ament_flake8.cmake
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 # @public
 #
 function(ament_flake8)
-  cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "" "EXCLUDE;MAX_LINE_LENGTH;TESTNAME;CONFIG_FILE" "" ${ARGN})
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "" "MAX_LINE_LENGTH;TESTNAME;CONFIG_FILE" "EXCLUDE" ${ARGN})
   if(NOT ARG_TESTNAME)
     set(ARG_TESTNAME "flake8")
   endif()