diff --git a/data/tools/wmllint b/data/tools/wmllint
index 529ed9db7f5..21335dcf7ad 100755
--- a/data/tools/wmllint
+++ b/data/tools/wmllint
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ def local_sanity_check(filename, nav, key, prefix, value, comment):
                 if "add-ons" in filename:
                     if campaign_rank < 300:
                         print(errlead + "rank for add-on campaigns should be greater than or equal to 300")
-                else:
+                elif "campaigns" in filename:
                     if campaign_rank >= 300 or (campaign_rank % 5) != 0:
                         print(errlead + "rank for mainline campaigns should be a multiple of 5 between 0 and 299 (included)")  
             except ValueError: