diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
index 940ac1136664f..24c372954b88e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/generators/application/__snapshots__/application.spec.ts.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ exports[`app generated files content - as-provided - my-app general application
 .nuxt
 .nitro
 .cache
-**/vite.config.*.timestamp*"
+vite.config.*.timestamp*"
 `;
 
 exports[`app generated files content - as-provided - my-app general application should add the nuxt and vitest plugins 1`] = `
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ exports[`app generated files content - as-provided - myApp general application s
 .nuxt
 .nitro
 .cache
-**/vite.config.*.timestamp*"
+vite.config.*.timestamp*"
 `;
 
 exports[`app generated files content - as-provided - myApp general application should add the nuxt and vitest plugins 1`] = `
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/generators/application/lib/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts b/packages/remix/src/generators/application/lib/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts
index 4d3217a7d34d4..e3d603042f112 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/generators/application/lib/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/generators/application/lib/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { stripIndents, Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
 
 export function addViteTempFilesToGitIgnore(tree: Tree) {
-  let newGitIgnoreContents = `**/vite.config.*.timestamp*`;
+  let newGitIgnoreContents = `vite.config.*.timestamp*`;
   if (tree.exists('.gitignore')) {
     const gitIgnoreContents = tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8');
     if (!gitIgnoreContents.includes(newGitIgnoreContents)) {
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts b/packages/vite/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
index 88acfa8a8d5df..5e590a6d778b1 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/generators/init/init.spec.ts
@@ -131,18 +131,14 @@ describe('@nx/vite:init', () => {
 
   it(`should not add multiple instances of the same vite temp file glob to gitignore`, async () => {
     // ARRANGE
-    tree.write(
-      '.gitignore',
-      '**/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts,cjs,cts}.timestamp*'
-    );
+    tree.write('.gitignore', 'vite.config.*.timestamp*');
 
     // ACT
     await initGenerator(tree, {});
 
     // ASSERT
-    expect(tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "**/vite.config.{js,ts,mjs,mts,cjs,cts}.timestamp*
-      **/vite.config.*.timestamp*"
-    `);
+    expect(tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
+      `"vite.config.*.timestamp*"`
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/migrations/update-20-0-4/add-vite-temp-files-to-git-ignore.spec.ts b/packages/vite/src/migrations/update-20-0-4/add-vite-temp-files-to-git-ignore.spec.ts
index bb5c4b2c44f55..7a007c9f95091 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/migrations/update-20-0-4/add-vite-temp-files-to-git-ignore.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/migrations/update-20-0-4/add-vite-temp-files-to-git-ignore.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('addViteTempFilesToGitIgnore', () => {
     // ASSERT
     expect(tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       ".idea
-      **/vite.config.*.timestamp*"
+      vite.config.*.timestamp*"
     `);
   });
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('addViteTempFilesToGitIgnore', () => {
     expect(tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       ".idea
 
-      **/vite.config.*.timestamp*"
+      vite.config.*.timestamp*"
     `);
   });
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('addViteTempFilesToGitIgnore', () => {
 
     // ASSERT
     expect(tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-      `"**/vite.config.*.timestamp*"`
+      `"vite.config.*.timestamp*"`
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/utils/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts b/packages/vite/src/utils/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts
index 4d3217a7d34d4..e3d603042f112 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/utils/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/utils/add-vite-temp-files-to-gitignore.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { stripIndents, Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
 
 export function addViteTempFilesToGitIgnore(tree: Tree) {
-  let newGitIgnoreContents = `**/vite.config.*.timestamp*`;
+  let newGitIgnoreContents = `vite.config.*.timestamp*`;
   if (tree.exists('.gitignore')) {
     const gitIgnoreContents = tree.read('.gitignore', 'utf-8');
     if (!gitIgnoreContents.includes(newGitIgnoreContents)) {