diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index 784502ac9d..42353ef578 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ EXCLUDE_SYMLINKS       = NO
 # EXCLUDE_PATTERNS tag to specify one or more wildcard patterns to exclude
 # certain files from those directories.
 
-EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       =
+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       = *.svn *.git
 
 # The EXAMPLE_PATH tag can be used to specify one or more files or
 # directories that contain example code fragments that are included (see