diff --git a/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.go b/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.go
index 398930455..cc5fa1e91 100644
--- a/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.go
+++ b/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.go
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ func Convert(pattern string, flags int) (*regexp.Regexp, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Support case insensitive ignores. We do the loop because we may in some
-	// circumstances end up with multiple insensitivity prefixes
-	// ("(?i)(?i)foo"), which should be accepted.
-	for ignore := strings.TrimPrefix(pattern, "(?i)"); ignore != pattern; ignore = strings.TrimPrefix(pattern, "(?i)") {
-		flags |= CaseFold
-		pattern = ignore
-	}
-
 	if flags&NoEscape != 0 {
 		pattern = strings.Replace(pattern, "\\", "\\\\", -1)
 	} else {
diff --git a/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch_test.go b/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch_test.go
index 10f989090..17679e538 100644
--- a/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch_test.go
+++ b/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch_test.go
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ var testcases = []testcase{
 	{"**/foo.txt", "bar/baz/foo.txt", PathName, true},
 
 	{"foo.txt", "foo.TXT", CaseFold, true},
-	{"(?i)foo.txt", "foo.TXT", 0, true},
-	{"(?i)(?i)foo.txt", "foo.TXT", 0, true}, // repeated prefix should be fine
-	{"(?i)**foo.txt", "/dev/tmp/foo.TXT", 0, true},
-	{"(?i)!**foo.txt", "/dev/tmp/foo.TXT", 0, false},
 
 	// These characters are literals in glob, but not in regexp.
 	{"hey$hello", "hey$hello", 0, true},
diff --git a/lib/ignore/ignore.go b/lib/ignore/ignore.go
index fc50f9a83..8c8cabf2c 100644
--- a/lib/ignore/ignore.go
+++ b/lib/ignore/ignore.go
@@ -206,22 +206,28 @@ func parseIgnoreFile(fd io.Reader, currentFile string, seen map[string]bool) ([]
 			include = false
 		}
 
+		flags := fnmatch.PathName
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "(?i)") {
+			line = line[4:]
+			flags |= fnmatch.CaseFold
+		}
+
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "/") {
 			// Pattern is rooted in the current dir only
-			exp, err := fnmatch.Convert(line[1:], fnmatch.PathName)
+			exp, err := fnmatch.Convert(line[1:], flags)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pattern %q in ignore file", line)
 			}
 			patterns = append(patterns, Pattern{exp, include})
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(line, "**/") {
 			// Add the pattern as is, and without **/ so it matches in current dir
-			exp, err := fnmatch.Convert(line, fnmatch.PathName)
+			exp, err := fnmatch.Convert(line, flags)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pattern %q in ignore file", line)
 			}
 			patterns = append(patterns, Pattern{exp, include})
 
-			exp, err = fnmatch.Convert(line[3:], fnmatch.PathName)
+			exp, err = fnmatch.Convert(line[3:], flags)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pattern %q in ignore file", line)
 			}
@@ -236,13 +242,13 @@ func parseIgnoreFile(fd io.Reader, currentFile string, seen map[string]bool) ([]
 		} else {
 			// Path name or pattern, add it so it matches files both in
 			// current directory and subdirs.
-			exp, err := fnmatch.Convert(line, fnmatch.PathName)
+			exp, err := fnmatch.Convert(line, flags)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pattern %q in ignore file", line)
 			}
 			patterns = append(patterns, Pattern{exp, include})
 
-			exp, err = fnmatch.Convert("**/"+line, fnmatch.PathName)
+			exp, err = fnmatch.Convert("**/"+line, flags)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Invalid pattern %q in ignore file", line)
 			}
diff --git a/test/ignore_test.go b/test/ignore_test.go
index 32e9be804..8fc8edfdb 100644
--- a/test/ignore_test.go
+++ b/test/ignore_test.go
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ func TestIgnores(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Create eight empty files and directories
 
-	files := []string{"f1", "f2", "f3", "f4", "f11", "f12", "f13", "f14"}
 	dirs := []string{"d1", "d2", "d3", "d4", "d11", "d12", "d13", "d14"}
+	files := []string{"f1", "f2", "f3", "f4", "f11", "f12", "f13", "f14", "d1/f1.TXT"}
 	all := append(files, dirs...)
 
+	for _, dir := range dirs {
+		err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join("s1", dir), 0755)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, file := range files {
 		fd, err := os.Create(filepath.Join("s1", file))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -43,13 +50,6 @@ func TestIgnores(t *testing.T) {
 		fd.Close()
 	}
 
-	for _, dir := range dirs {
-		err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join("s1", dir), 0755)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	var syms []string
 	if symlinksSupported() {
 		syms = []string{"s1", "s2", "s3", "s4", "s11", "s12", "s13", "s14"}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestIgnores(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	_, err = fd.WriteString("f1*\nf2\nd1*\nd2\ns1*\ns2") // [fds][34] only non-ignored items
+	_, err = fd.WriteString("f1*\nf2\nd1*\nd2\ns1*\ns2\n(?i)*.txt") // [fds][34] only non-ignored items
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestIgnores(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	expected = len(all) * 7 / 8 // seven out of eight items of each type should remain
+	expected = len(all)*7/8 + 1 // seven out of eight items of each type should remain, plus the foo.TXT
 	if m.LocalFiles != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("Incorrect number of files after second ignore, %d != %d", m.LocalFiles, expected)
 	}