diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 256dba0641d5..07f86cbc0ed1 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 !/*.sh
 !/*.sysusers
 !/*.tmpfiles
+!/.gitignore
 !/.SRCINFO
 !/PKGBUILD