diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
index c8bb41c2f..c7bfe982d 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ workspace."
         (helm-rg-default-extra-args
          (delq nil (append (list (when all-files "-z -uu")
                                  (unless recursive "--maxdepth 1")
-                                 "--hidden")
+                                 "--hidden" "-g" "!.git")
                            args))))
     (setq deactivate-mark t)
     (helm-rg (or query
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
index 70d9f3e7c..f005b5632 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ The point of this is to avoid Emacs locking up indexing massive file trees."
          (directory (or in project-root))
          (args (concat (if all-files " -uu")
                        (unless recursive " --maxdepth 1")
-                       " --hidden"
-                       " " (mapconcat #'shell-quote-argument args " "))))
+                       " --hidden -g!.git "
+                       (mapconcat #'shell-quote-argument args " "))))
     (setq deactivate-mark t)
     (counsel-rg
      (or query