diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11b7024533..580f1818c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build*/pyshtables.py
 pstage/
 scripts/oe-git-proxy-socks
 sources/
-meta-*
+!meta-*
 !meta-skeleton
 !meta-demoapps
 *.swp