diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c40670d2..970c2b03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
-*.pdb
-.lineno
+build
+build.*
 appimage/build
-autoconf.mk
-autom4te.cache/
-config.log
-config.status
-examples/build/
 external-libs
-fuzz/build/
-libqpdf.map
-libqpdf.pc
-libqpdf/build/
-libqpdf/qpdf/qpdf-config.h
-libtests/build/
-libtool
-manual/build/
-qpdf/build/
-zlib-flate/build/
 distribution/