diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/ruleset.xml b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/ruleset.xml
index b718894..cca3d41 100644
--- a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/ruleset.xml
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/ruleset.xml
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@
  <rule ref="Squiz.WhiteSpace.SuperfluousWhitespace" />
 
  <!-- Ignore various version control directories. -->
- <exclude-pattern>*/.git/*</exclude-pattern>
- <exclude-pattern>*/.svn/*</exclude-pattern>
- <exclude-pattern>*/.hg/*</exclude-pattern>
- <exclude-pattern>*/.bzr/*</exclude-pattern>
+ <exclude-pattern>*/\.git/*</exclude-pattern>
+ <exclude-pattern>*/\.svn/*</exclude-pattern>
+ <exclude-pattern>*/\.hg/*</exclude-pattern>
+ <exclude-pattern>*/\.bzr/*</exclude-pattern>
 </ruleset>