diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7738f00a9ac..005d9a48e49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "license-check": "jsgl --local ./",
     "lint": "yarn eslint && yarn lint-check && yarn pretty-check && yarn lint-cspell",
     "lint-check": "eslint-config-prettier .eslintrc.js",
-    "lint-cspell": "cspell --unique --gitignore --no-progress --no-must-find-files",
+    "lint-cspell": "cspell --unique --no-progress --no-must-find-files",
     "lint-fix": "yarn eslint --fix",
     "postbuild": "yarn workspace codemirror-graphql run postbuild",
     "prebuild-bundles": "yarn build-bundles-clean",