diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh b/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
index e0fda27f4c..6c56296997 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ __gitcomp_file ()
 {
 	emulate -L zsh
 
+	compset -P '*[=:]'
 	compadd -f -p "${2-}" -- ${(f)1} && _ret=0
 }