diff --git a/src/walk.rs b/src/walk.rs
index 682550337..4471aacd0 100644
--- a/src/walk.rs
+++ b/src/walk.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn scan(paths: &[PathBuf], patterns: Arc<Vec<Regex>>, config: Arc<Config>) -
     if config.read_vcsignore {
         override_builder
             .add("!.git")
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Malformed default exclude pattern: {}", e))?;
+           .expect("Invalid exclude pattern"));
     }
 
     let overrides = override_builder