diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43f7688b0d..01715972b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pyshtables.py
 pstage/
 scripts/oe-git-proxy-socks
 sources/
-meta-*
+meta-*/
 !meta-skeleton
 !meta-hob
 hob-image-*.bb