diff --git a/hack/update-gofmt.sh b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
index c3220e3bbd..d5d4009738 100755
--- a/hack/update-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/update-gofmt.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ find_files() {
   find . -not \( \
       \( \
         -wholename './output' \
+        -o -wholename './.git' \
         -o -wholename './_output' \
         -o -wholename './_gopath' \
         -o -wholename './release' \
diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index ff8797d18d..9dd4788443 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ find_files() {
   find . -not \( \
       \( \
         -wholename './output' \
+        -o -wholename './.git' \
         -o -wholename './_output' \
         -o -wholename './_gopath' \
         -o -wholename './release' \