diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b5f6f562a3..5d211be3a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-config.py
-repo/
-archive/
-logs/
-built/
-tmp/
-builder/
+/config.py
+/repo/
+/archive/
+/logs/
+/built/
+/tmp/
+/builder/
 *~
 *.pyc
-unsigned/
-note
-misc/
-shmetadata/
-shmextlib/
+/unsigned/
+/note
+/misc/
+/shmetadata/
+/shmextlib/
diff --git a/build/.gitignore b/build/.gitignore
index f6fa15fee1..fd81615271 100644
--- a/build/.gitignore
+++ b/build/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-*/
-!extlib/
-.fdroidvcs-*
+/*/
+!/extlib/
+/.fdroidvcs-*