diff --git a/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig b/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig
index 4725a818..2362cfc5 100644
--- a/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig
+++ b/projects/git-scm.org/gitconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [core]
-  excludesfile = ./gitignore
+  excludesfile = %(prefix)/etc/gitignore