diff --git a/pym/repoman/modules/vcs/git/changes.py b/pym/repoman/modules/vcs/git/changes.py
index 7e9ac1eb5..7e309c0d1 100644
--- a/pym/repoman/modules/vcs/git/changes.py
+++ b/pym/repoman/modules/vcs/git/changes.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Changes(ChangesBase):
 		if self._unadded is not None:
 			return self._unadded
 		# get list of files not under version control or missing
-		with repoman_popen("git ls-files --others") as f:
+		with repoman_popen("git ls-files --others --exclude-standard") as f:
 			unadded = f.readlines()
 		self._unadded = ["./" + elem[:-1] for elem in unadded]
 		del unadded