diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b205d0d8..0238cc349 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ prerelease.txt
 *.app
 
 # Build directory
-build/
-/build*/
+/build*
 emscripten_build/
 docs/_build
 __pycache__