diff --git a/tools/make-v8.sh b/tools/make-v8.sh
index e4024330b169db..68222c1cd8ba9f 100755
--- a/tools/make-v8.sh
+++ b/tools/make-v8.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ BUILD_ARCH_TYPE=$1
 V8_BUILD_OPTIONS=$2
 
 cd deps/v8
+find . -type d -name .git | xargs rm -rf
 tools/node/fetch_deps.py .
 
 ARCH="`arch`"