diff --git a/utils/lit/lit/discovery.py b/utils/lit/lit/discovery.py
index c869a671ef7..b87de74c8b5 100644
--- a/utils/lit/lit/discovery.py
+++ b/utils/lit/lit/discovery.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def getTestsInSuite(ts, path_in_suite, litConfig,
     # Search subdirectories.
     for filename in os.listdir(source_path):
         # FIXME: This doesn't belong here?
-        if filename in ('Output', '.svn') or filename in lc.excludes:
+        if filename in ('Output', '.svn', '.git') or filename in lc.excludes:
             continue
 
         # Ignore non-directories.