diff --git a/testing/scripts/build-strongswan b/testing/scripts/build-strongswan
index f7eeb6fed..1956e132d 100755
--- a/testing/scripts/build-strongswan
+++ b/testing/scripts/build-strongswan
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ if [ "$ALL_RECIPES" ]; then
 		execute "cp -r $RECPDIR/patches $LOOPDIR/root/shared/compile" 0
 	fi
 	RECIPES=`ls $RECPDIR/*.mk | xargs -n1 basename`
+	log_action "Whitelist all Git repositories"
+	echo "[safe]"             > $LOOPDIR/root/.gitconfig
+	echo "    directory = *" >> $LOOPDIR/root/.gitconfig
+	log_status 0
 else
 	echo "Building and installing strongSwan"
 	RECIPES=`ls $RECPDIR/*strongswan.mk | xargs -n1 basename`