diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 980259c484150633307cc31ea1c697cdd2d6326c..15a41f5e31b5c621ded41d82d1134af3247a7fdb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 doxygen_warnings.log
 doxygen/
 gtest/
-build
+build/
 share/inkscape
 share/*/*.h
+install-prefix/
 
 inkscape_devel_*.snap
 inkscape_devel_source.tar.bz2