diff --git a/include/depends.mk b/include/depends.mk
index 4c31eb3984..65e9b25d5e 100644
--- a/include/depends.mk
+++ b/include/depends.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #	3: tempfile for file listings
 #	4: find options
 
-DEP_FINDPARAMS := -x "*.svn*" -x ".*" -x "*.svn*" -x "*:*" -x "*\!*" -x "* *" -x "*\\\#*" -x "*/.*_check"
+DEP_FINDPARAMS := -x "*/.svn*" -x ".*" -x "*:*" -x "*\!*" -x "* *" -x "*\\\#*" -x "*/.*_check"
 
 find_md5=find $(1) -type f $(patsubst -x,-and -not -path,$(DEP_FINDPARAMS) $(2)) | md5s
 
diff --git a/scripts/timestamp.pl b/scripts/timestamp.pl
index 3bf057151f..e24d8149d9 100755
--- a/scripts/timestamp.pl
+++ b/scripts/timestamp.pl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ sub get_ts($$) {
 	my $ts = 0;
 	my $fn = "";
 	$path .= "/" if( -d $path);
-	open FIND, "find $path -type f -and -not -path \\*.svn\\* -and -not -path \\*CVS\\* $options 2>/dev/null |";
+	open FIND, "find $path -type f -and -not -path \\*/.svn\\* -and -not -path \\*CVS\\* $options 2>/dev/null |";
 	while (<FIND>) {
 		chomp;
 		my $file = $_;