diff --git a/runtime/syntax/git-config.yaml b/runtime/syntax/git-config.yaml
index a0f21e8d..d2d258ce 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/git-config.yaml
+++ b/runtime/syntax/git-config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 filetype: git-config
 
 detect:
-    filename: "git(config|modules)$|\\.git/config$"
+    filename: "git(config|modules)$|^(.*[\\/])?\\.?git/config$"
 
 rules:
     - constant: "\\<(true|false)\\>"