diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml b/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml
index 51cb490a9..dc79523cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lint.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ markdownlint:
   before_script:
     - npm install -g markdownlint-cli@0.22.0
   script:
-    - markdownlint $(find . -name "*.md" | grep -v .github) --ignore docs/_sidebar.md --ignore contrib/dind/README.md
+    - markdownlint $(find . -name '*.md' | grep -vF './.git') --ignore docs/_sidebar.md --ignore contrib/dind/README.md
 
 ci-matrix:
   stage: unit-tests