diff --git a/core/core-projects.el b/core/core-projects.el
index 74d403985..04310ffe7 100644
--- a/core/core-projects.el
+++ b/core/core-projects.el
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ c) are not valid projectile projects."
    ;; .gitignore. This is recommended in the projectile docs.
    ((executable-find doom-projectile-fd-binary)
     (setq projectile-generic-command
-          (format "%s . --color=never --type file --type symlink --follow -0 -H -E .git"
+          (format "%s . -0 -H -E .git --color=never --type file --type symlink --follow"
                   doom-projectile-fd-binary)
           projectile-git-command projectile-generic-command
           projectile-git-submodule-command nil
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ c) are not valid projectile projects."
     (setq projectile-generic-command
           (concat "rg -0 --files --follow --color=never --hidden"
                   (cl-loop for dir in projectile-globally-ignored-directories
-                           concat (format " --glob '!%s'" dir)))
+                           concat " --glob "
+                           concat (shell-quote-argument (concat "!" dir)))
+                  (if IS-WINDOWS " --path-separator /"))
           projectile-git-command projectile-generic-command
           projectile-git-submodule-command nil
           ;; ensure Windows users get rg's benefits
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index cd212263a..bfdf62690 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ evil-ex-specific constructs, so we disable it solely in evil-ex."
               ((executable-find "rg")
                (append (list "rg" "--files" "--follow" "--color=never" "--hidden" "--no-messages")
                        (cl-loop for dir in projectile-globally-ignored-directories
-                                collect "--glob" and collect (concat "!" dir))
+                                collect "--glob"
+                                collect (concat "!" dir))
                        (if IS-WINDOWS (list "--path-separator" "/"))))
               ((cons find-program args)))
       (unless (listp args)