diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01715972b1..999be20446 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ hob-image-*.bb
 *~
 !meta-yocto
 !meta-yocto-bsp
+!meta-yocto-imported
 bitbake/doc/manual/html/
 bitbake/doc/manual/pdf/
 bitbake/doc/manual/txt/