diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a95cd603bafcb9d995bb50f82e0821f704c29532..032fac43eb089b64b47b60b1d344b1ce799d92de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ SiCortex*Gcc*/
 solaris*Gcc*/
 SunOS*Gcc*/
 
-# reinstate wmake/rules that might look like build folders
-!wmake/rules/*/
-
-# but do continue to ignore the derived wmake files
-wmake/rules/*/dirToString
-wmake/rules/*/wmkdep
+# all of the wmake wmkdep and dirToString binaries
+wmake/bin
 
 # doxygen generated documentation
 doc/[Dd]oxygen/html