diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/index.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/index.ts
index 483a4e3db08c..bab07bf1612e 100644
--- a/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ async function run() {
       files = await globby(['**/*.css'], {
         absolute: true,
         gitignore: true,
+        // gitignore: true will first search for all .gitignore including node_modules folders, this makes the initial search much faster
+        ignore: ['**/node_modules/**'],
       })
     }