diff --git a/doc/telescope-frecency.txt b/doc/telescope-frecency.txt
index e4e4233..7d2e1bf 100644
--- a/doc/telescope-frecency.txt
+++ b/doc/telescope-frecency.txt
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ Type: `"LUA"|string[]|nil`
 With the default value: `nil`, it uses these ways below to make entries for
 workspace files. It tries in order until it works successfully.
 
-1. `fdfind -Htf`
-2. `fd -Htf`
+1. `fdfind -Htf -E .git`
+2. `fd -Htf -E .git`
 3. `rg -.g '!.git' --files`
 4. Native Lua code (old way)
 
diff --git a/lua/frecency/finder.lua b/lua/frecency/finder.lua
index 559c18c..bafd9af 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/finder.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/finder.lua
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function Finder:start(epoch)
   if config.workspace_scan_cmd ~= "LUA" and self.need_scan_dir then
     ---@type string[][]
     local cmds = config.workspace_scan_cmd and { config.workspace_scan_cmd }
-      or { { "fdfind", "-Htf" }, { "fd", "-Htf" }, { "rg", "-.g", "!.git", "--files" } }
+      or { { "fdfind", "-Htf", "-E", ".git" }, { "fd", "-Htf", "-E", ".git" }, { "rg", "-.g", "!.git", "--files" } }
     for _, c in ipairs(cmds) do
       ok = self:scan_dir_cmd(c)
       if ok then