diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e37e57e..56a2f73d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ vgcore.*
 *.swp
 packagecache
 /subprojects/**/
-/build
+/build*
 /dist
 /meson.egg-info