diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/generators/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore b/packages/workspace/src/generators/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore
index ee5c9d8336b76..f5a5e0b5a2bdf 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/generators/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/generators/workspace/files/__dot__gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /out-tsc
 
 # dependencies
-/node_modules
+node_modules
 
 # IDEs and editors
 /.idea