diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9cb034c107..ebc0c42950f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 .*.sw[op]
 
 # the build directories
-/*/unxlng??
-/*/unxlng??.pro
-/*/wntmsc???
-/*/wntmsc???.pro
-/*/unxmac??.pro
-/*/unxmac??
+/unxlng??
+/unxlng??.pro
+/wntmsc???
+/wntmsc???.pro
+/unxmac??.pro
+/unxmac??