diff --git a/cli/internal/fs/package_deps_hash.go b/cli/internal/fs/package_deps_hash.go
index edcd1d9f66afc..866d4847b3fad 100644
--- a/cli/internal/fs/package_deps_hash.go
+++ b/cli/internal/fs/package_deps_hash.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func GetPackageDeps(repoRoot AbsolutePath, p *PackageDepsOptions) (map[string]st
 	}
 
 	// Update the checked in hashes with the current repo status
-	gitStatusOutput, err := gitStatus(p.PackagePath, p.GitPath)
+	gitStatusOutput, err := gitStatus(repoRoot.Join(p.PackagePath), p.GitPath, p.InputPatterns)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -303,15 +303,21 @@ func parseGitFilename(filename string) string {
 }
 
 // gitStatus executes "git status" in a folder
-func gitStatus(path string, gitPath string) (string, error) {
+func gitStatus(path AbsolutePath, gitPath string, inputPatterns []string) (string, error) {
 	// log.Printf("[TRACE] gitStatus start")
 	// defer log.Printf("[TRACE] gitStatus end")
 	p := "git"
 	if len(gitPath) > 0 {
 		p = gitPath
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(p, "status", "-s", "-u", ".")
-	cmd.Dir = path
+	cmd := exec.Command(p)
+	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, []string{"status", "-s", "-u"}...)
+	if len(inputPatterns) == 0 {
+		cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, ".")
+	} else {
+		cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, inputPatterns...)
+	}
+	cmd.Dir = path.ToString()
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read git status: %w", err)
diff --git a/cli/scripts/e2e/e2e.ts b/cli/scripts/e2e/e2e.ts
index f98320c2f3a32..c90004f816711 100644
--- a/cli/scripts/e2e/e2e.ts
+++ b/cli/scripts/e2e/e2e.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ function runSmokeTests<T>(
       );
 
       // run a task without dependencies
+
+      // ensure that uncommitted irrelevant changes are also ignored
+      repo.modifyFiles({
+        [path.join("packages", "a", "README.md")]: "important text",
+      });
       const lintOutput = getCommandOutputAsArray(
         repo.turbo(
           "run",
diff --git a/cli/scripts/monorepo.ts b/cli/scripts/monorepo.ts
index bf7405489c24f..98348596a854a 100644
--- a/cli/scripts/monorepo.ts
+++ b/cli/scripts/monorepo.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ fs.copyFileSync(
     return execa.sync("git", ["checkout", "-B", branch], { cwd: this.root });
   }
 
-  commitFiles(files, options: { executable: boolean } = { executable: false }) {
+  modifyFiles(files: { [filename: string]: string }) {
     for (const [file, contents] of Object.entries(files)) {
       let out = "";
       if (typeof contents !== "string") {
@@ -265,16 +265,11 @@ fs.copyFileSync(
       }
 
       fs.writeFileSync(fullPath, out);
-
-      if (options.executable) {
-        fs.chmodSync(
-          this.subdir != null
-            ? path.join(this.root, this.subdir, file)
-            : path.join(this.root, file),
-          fs.constants.S_IXUSR | fs.constants.S_IRUSR | fs.constants.S_IROTH
-        );
-      }
     }
+  }
+
+  commitFiles(files) {
+    this.modifyFiles(files);
     execa.sync(
       "git",
       [