diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index e3cc72e9..a710a701 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 10 13:30:14 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Drop git internal files from the testsuite sub-package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 10 09:51:06 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index f07a4c53..95e3c7b2 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/sockets.target.wants/systemd-journald-audit.socket
 
 %if %{with testsuite}
 cp -a test %{buildroot}%{_testsuitedir}/
+find %{buildroot}%{_testsuitedir}/ -name .git\* -exec rm -fr {} \;
 %endif
 
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index e3cc72e9..a710a701 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 10 13:30:14 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
+
+- Drop git internal files from the testsuite sub-package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 10 09:51:06 UTC 2021 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index a53416e3..f4e89328 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/sockets.target.wants/systemd-journald-audit.socket
 
 %if %{with testsuite}
 cp -a test %{buildroot}%{_testsuitedir}/
+find %{buildroot}%{_testsuitedir}/ -name .git\* -exec rm -fr {} \;
 %endif
 
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}