diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4521c62..ff779ab1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ speed of the traversal.
 ```sh
 export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='
   (git ls-tree -r --name-only HEAD ||
-   find * -name ".*" -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print) 2> /dev/null'
+   find . -path "*/\.*" -prune -o -type f -print -o -type l -print |
+      sed s/^..//) 2> /dev/null'
 ```
 
 #### Fish shell