diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6d08c2036..2a26fcfd2b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cachegrind.out.*
 .DS_Store
 ._*
 thumbs.db
-/.symlink/*
-/.bin/*
+/.symlink
+/.bin
 
-_docs
\ No newline at end of file
+_docs