diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4be3007..5ef57ae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /rpmbuild/BUILD/**
 /rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/**
+!/rpmbuild/BUILD/.gitkeep
+!/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/.gitkeep