diff --git a/modules/emacs/vc/config.el b/modules/emacs/vc/config.el
index f9854c55f..1cd5bca25 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/vc/config.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/vc/config.el
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ;;; emacs/vc/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
+;; Don't complain when these variables are set in file/local vars
+(put 'git-commit-major-mode 'safe-local-variable 'symbolp)
+(put 'git-commit-summary-max-length 'safe-local-variable 'symbolp)
+
 (map! :when (fboundp 'bug-reference-mode)
       :map bug-reference-map
       "RET" (cmds! (and (bound-and-true-p evil-mode)