diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9eb9fc096..90c2d9818 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 # Ignore everything in man?/ that doesn't follow conventions (e.g., tmp files)
 !/man?/
-/man?/**
-!/man?/**.?
+/man?/*
+!/man?/*.[1-8]
 
 # These files change name in each release
 !/man-pages*.Announce