diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
index 38c6756f700d2d..581d0efde2b99c 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/index.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export interface FileSystemServeOptions {
    * This will have higher priority than `allow`.
    * picomatch patterns are supported.
    *
-   * @default ['.env', '.env.*', '*.crt', '*.pem']
+   * @default ['.env', '.env.*', '*.{crt,pem}', '**\/.git/**']
    */
   deny?: string[]