diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aabfa1606c..94f3b91c5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ twistd.bat
 
 # never commit docs/build
 docs/build
-docs/*/.doctrees/
+.doctrees
 
 # For users of Atom
 .remote-sync.json