diff --git a/src/utils/glob.mts b/src/utils/glob.mts
index 7fa86042f..469fe74b4 100644
--- a/src/utils/glob.mts
+++ b/src/utils/glob.mts
@@ -135,6 +135,22 @@ function ignorePatternToMinimatch(pattern: string): string {
   return `${negatedPrefix}${matchEverywherePrefix}${escapedPatternWithoutLeadingSlash}${matchInsideSuffix}`
 }
 
+// fast-glob silently discards `ignore` entries that end in `/` (it
+// treats them as literal directory paths, not glob patterns). The
+// gitignore convention of writing directory entries as `dist/` lands
+// here as `**/dist/` after `ignorePatternToMinimatch`, which fast-glob
+// then drops — defeating the entire ignore. Strip the trailing slash
+// so fast-glob actually honors the pattern.
+function stripTrailingSlash(pattern: string): string {
+  if (
+    pattern.length > 1 &&
+    pattern.charCodeAt(pattern.length - 1) === 47 /*'/'*/
+  ) {
+    return pattern.slice(0, -1)
+  }
+  return pattern
+}
+
 function workspacePatternToGlobPattern(workspace: string): string {
   const { length } = workspace
   if (!length) {
@@ -252,7 +268,9 @@ export async function globWithGitIgnore(
     absolute: true,
     cwd,
     dot: true,
-    ignore: hasNegatedPattern ? defaultIgnore : [...ignores],
+    ignore: hasNegatedPattern
+      ? defaultIgnore
+      : [...ignores].map(stripTrailingSlash),
     ...additionalOptions,
   } as GlobOptions
 
diff --git a/src/utils/glob.test.mts b/src/utils/glob.test.mts
index 111287576..7bc132a65 100644
--- a/src/utils/glob.test.mts
+++ b/src/utils/glob.test.mts
@@ -182,6 +182,25 @@ describe('glob utilities', () => {
       ])
     })
 
+    it('should skip directories ignored via trailing-slash patterns', async () => {
+      // fast-glob silently drops `ignore` entries that end in `/`, so
+      // the pattern produced for `dist/` (`**/dist/`) used to do
+      // nothing at the walk level and dist contents leaked through.
+      mockTestFs({
+        [`${mockFixturePath}/.gitignore`]: 'dist/\n',
+        [`${mockFixturePath}/package.json`]: '{}',
+        [`${mockFixturePath}/dist/a.json`]: '{}',
+      })
+
+      const results = await globWithGitIgnore(['**/*.json'], {
+        cwd: mockFixturePath,
+      })
+
+      expect(results.map(normalizePath).sort()).toEqual([
+        `${mockFixturePath}/package.json`,
+      ])
+    })
+
     it('should combine filter with negated gitignore patterns', async () => {
       mockTestFs({
         [`${mockFixturePath}/.gitignore`]: 'build/**\n!build/manifest.json',