diff --git a/plinth/modules/gitweb/data/etc/gitweb-freedombox.conf b/plinth/modules/gitweb/data/etc/gitweb-freedombox.conf
index 32c6b48d0..332fd327c 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/gitweb/data/etc/gitweb-freedombox.conf
+++ b/plinth/modules/gitweb/data/etc/gitweb-freedombox.conf
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ $feature{'pickaxe'}{'default'} = [1];
 # enable syntax highlighting
 $feature{'highlight'}{'default'} = [1];
 
+# do not recursively scan for Git repositories
+our $project_maxdepth = 1;
+
 # export private repos only if authorized
 our $per_request_config = sub {
     if(defined $ENV{'REMOTE_USER_TOKENS'}){