diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b213b62c3..674d410f1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
 tags
-build
+/build
 linux-package
 kitty.app
 compile_commands.json