diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/git.py b/lib/python/qmk/git.py
index f493628492..960184a0a2 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/git.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/git.py
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ def git_check_deviation(active_branch):
 
 
 def git_get_ignored_files(check_dir='.'):
-    """Return a list of files that would be captured by the current .gitingore
+    """Return a list of files that would be captured by the current .gitignore
     """
-    invalid = cli.run(['git', 'ls-files', '-c', '-o', '-i', '--exclude-standard', check_dir])
+    invalid = cli.run(['git', 'ls-files', '-c', '-o', '-i', '--exclude-from=.gitignore', check_dir])
     if invalid.returncode != 0:
         return []
     return invalid.stdout.strip().splitlines()