diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-list-cmp.sh b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-list-cmp.sh
index b71c112b8ab..f6b84ea816b 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-list-cmp.sh
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-list-cmp.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CMP_USERS=$(grep -rI ' cmp[^a-zA-Z0-9_:=]' . \
 	--exclude-dir .tox \
 	| grep -v \
 	-e lib/ansible/module_utils/six/_six.py \
+	-e .git \
 	-e test/sanity/code-smell/no-list-cmp.sh
 	)