diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 5c3f0b40..3806209e 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT=^(lib/.*|m4/.*|md5/.*|build-aux/.*|src/gettext\.h|.*ChangeLog|buildutil/.*)$$
+export VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT=^(git.mk|lib/.*|m4/.*|md5/.*|build-aux/.*|src/gettext\.h|.*ChangeLog|buildutil/.*)$$
 
 local-checks-to-skip = \
     sc_const_long_option \