diff --git a/builds/toplevel.mk b/builds/toplevel.mk
index 86dfe379e..b0389e643 100644
--- a/builds/toplevel.mk
+++ b/builds/toplevel.mk
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ dist:
 	rm -f freetype-$(version).tar.xz
 	rm -f ft$(winversion).zip
 
-	for d in `find . -wholename '*/.git' -prune \
+	for d in `find . -name '.git' -prune \
 	                 -o -type f \
 	                 -o -print` ; do \
 	  mkdir -p tmp/$$d ; \
 	done ;
 
 	currdir=`pwd` ; \
-	for f in `find . -wholename '*/.git' -prune \
+	for f in `find . -name '.git' -prune \
 	                 -o -name .gitattributes \
 	                 -o -name .gitignore \
 	                 -o -name .gitlab-ci.yml \