diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 648afdae57..094503cfa7 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AddOption('--ccflags', action='store', type='string', default='', help='pass arb
 AddOption('--minimal',
           action='store_false',
           dest='extras',
-          default=os.path.exists(File('#.lfsconfig').abspath), # minimal by default on release branch (where there's no LFS)
+          default=os.path.exists(File('#.gitattributes').abspath), # minimal by default on release branch (where there's no LFS)
           help='the minimum build to run openpilot. no tests, tools, etc.')
 
 # Detect platform