diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 54df5581..6ecf4e1f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ config.log
 config.status
 
 # generated folder
-include/
-modules/
-docs/src/tmp
+/include/
+/modules/
+/docs/src/tmp
 autom4te.cache
 
 # the executable from tests