diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f1d121f2302..79601320ac3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ export MODVERDIR := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/).tmp_ve
 
 # Files to ignore in find ... statements
 
-RCS_FIND_IGNORE := \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o -name CVS -o -name .pc -o -name .hg \) -prune -o
-export RCS_TAR_IGNORE := --exclude SCCS --exclude BitKeeper --exclude .svn --exclude CVS --exclude .pc --exclude .hg
+RCS_FIND_IGNORE := \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o -name CVS -o -name .pc -o -name .hg -o -name .git \) -prune -o
+export RCS_TAR_IGNORE := --exclude SCCS --exclude BitKeeper --exclude .svn --exclude CVS --exclude .pc --exclude .hg --exclude .git
 
 # ===========================================================================
 # Rules shared between *config targets and build targets