diff --git a/tools/check/forbidden_strings_in_resources.txt b/tools/check/forbidden_strings_in_resources.txt
index 435a81e3ba..17ae015265 100644
--- a/tools/check/forbidden_strings_in_resources.txt
+++ b/tools/check/forbidden_strings_in_resources.txt
@@ -81,4 +81,7 @@ layout_constraintLeft_
 
 ### Will crash on API < 21. Use ?colorAccent instead
 \?android:colorAccent
-\?android:attr/colorAccent
\ No newline at end of file
+\?android:attr/colorAccent
+
+### Use androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView because EpoxyRecyclerViews add behavior we do not want to
+<com\.airbnb\.epoxy\.EpoxyRecyclerView