diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90b7a163718..ee5dac7c473 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Note: Can be used with `oxsecurity/megalinter@beta` in your GitHub Action mega-l
 - Replace `https://megalinter.io/flavors` with `https://megalinter.io/latest/flavors` to avoid lychee 404 error
 - Fix [v7 issue when using MEGALINTER_FILES_TO_LINT](https://github.com/oxsecurity/megalinter/issues/2744) ( thanks @pfiaux !)
 - Fix [Ignore symlink files when VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE is false](https://github.com/oxsecurity/megalinter/issues/2944)
+- Fix [IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES not working anymore](https://github.com/oxsecurity/megalinter/issues/2955)
 
 - Media
   - [Maximize your code consistency with Megalinter](https://codewithme.cloud/posts/2023/08/maximize-your-code-consistency-with-megalinter/) by [Tor Ivar Asbølmo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/torivara/) on [codewithme.cloud](https://codewithme.cloud)
diff --git a/megalinter/MegaLinter.py b/megalinter/MegaLinter.py
index 234445d7417..2f374c6e149 100644
--- a/megalinter/MegaLinter.py
+++ b/megalinter/MegaLinter.py
@@ -799,8 +799,6 @@ def list_git_ignored_files(self):
             ]
         ).splitlines()
         ignored_files = map(lambda x: x + "**" if x.endswith("/") else x, ignored_files)
-        # ignored_files will be match against absolute path (in all_files), so it should be absolute
-        ignored_files = map(lambda x: os.path.join(dirpath, x), ignored_files)
         ignored_files = sorted(list(ignored_files))
         return ignored_files