diff --git a/daily.php b/daily.php
index 47e4a0d8ec..56bd29c327 100644
--- a/daily.php
+++ b/daily.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if ($options['f'] === 'rrd_purge') {
         $rrd_dir = Config::get('rrd_dir');
 
         if (is_numeric($rrd_purge) && $rrd_purge > 0) {
-            $cmd = "find $rrd_dir -type f -mtime +$rrd_purge -print -exec rm -f {} +";
+            $cmd = "find $rrd_dir -name .gitignore -prune -o -type f -mtime +$rrd_purge -print -exec rm -f {} +";
             $purge = `$cmd`;
             if (! empty($purge)) {
                 echo "Purged the following RRD files due to old age (over $rrd_purge days old):\n";