diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc85a598c3..6efedbb024 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ awx/ui/dist
 
 # Python & setuptools
 __pycache__
-build
-deb-build
-rpm-build
-tar-build
+/build
+/deb-build
+/rpm-build
+/tar-build
 /dist
 *.egg-info
 *.py[c,o]