diff --git a/plugins/common-aliases/common-aliases.plugin.zsh b/plugins/common-aliases/common-aliases.plugin.zsh
index 4ac8178b6..75899ca2c 100644
--- a/plugins/common-aliases/common-aliases.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/common-aliases/common-aliases.plugin.zsh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ alias lrt='ls -1Fcrt'
 alias zshrc='vim ~/.zshrc' # Quick access to the ~/.zshrc file
 
 alias grep='grep --color'
-alias sgrep='grep -R -n -H -C 5'
+alias sgrep='grep -R -n -H -C 5 --exclude-dir={.git,.svn,CVS} '
 
 alias t='tail -f'