diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 89af6f0..4cb35fc 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 upstream-branch = upstream
 debian-branch = master
-pristine-tar = True
+pristine-tar = False
 sign-tags = True
-filter = .gitignore
+filter = */.git*