diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ed02e79bb..5eec05e2c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ libtool
 src/config/dash-config.h
 src/config/dash-config.h.in
 src/config/stamp-h1
+src/obj
 share/setup.nsi
 share/qt/Info.plist
 
diff --git a/src/obj/.gitignore b/src/obj/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d6b7ef32c8..0000000000
--- a/src/obj/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore