diff --git a/lefthook.yml b/lefthook.yml
index 79b2ccd6e7..3308b11afb 100644
--- a/lefthook.yml
+++ b/lefthook.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pre-commit:
       glob: '*.{ts,tsx,mts,cts,mjs}'
       exclude:
         - 'vendor/*/src/**'
-      run: node_modules/.bin/oxlint --fix {staged_files}
+      run: node_modules/.bin/oxlint --fix --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern {staged_files}
       stage_fixed: true
 
     - name: whitespace (staged)
diff --git a/scripts/oxlint-contract.spec.ts b/scripts/oxlint-contract.spec.ts
index ce91e771a8..727bc34bff 100644
--- a/scripts/oxlint-contract.spec.ts
+++ b/scripts/oxlint-contract.spec.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,17 @@ export const longProbe = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +
     }
   })
 
+  it('accepts an ignored-only staged selection', () => {
+    const result = runOxlint([
+      '--fix',
+      '--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern',
+      'scripts/install-lefthook.mjs',
+    ])
+
+    expect(result.error).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(result.status, normalizedOutput(result)).toBe(0)
+  })
+
   it('applies staged stylistic fixes before Oxlint validation', async () => {
     const suffix = randomUUID()
     const configPath = await writeContractConfig(suffix)