diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a23fffc26d..179184f574 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
-target/
+/target
 # Include the root lockfile but not the others
 */Cargo.lock