diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 030d3d92e..fb74047b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Release/
 binary/
 build/
 ipch/
-lib/*
+/lib
 Nethack.sln
 Nethack.sdf
 Nethack.opensdf
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ src/nethack.wasm
 src/nethack.js
 src/wasm-data
 src/libnethack.a
-libtest.c
-nhlibtest
-run.sh
-test.js
+/libtest.c
+/nhlibtest
+/run.sh
+/test.js
 sys/lib/npm-package/build/nethack.js
 sys/lib/npm-package/build/nethack.wasm