diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f635e54fe..1d1908c83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-.clang_complete
-*.o
-*.a
-bin/
-test/
-build/
-build-*/
-wayland-*-protocol.*
-wlr-example.ini
+/build/
+/build-*/
+/subprojects/