diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c947c07e5e..0fea29f9b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Makefile.in
 stamp-*
 vlc-config
 vlc-config.in
+vlc
 qvlc
 rvlc
 svlc
diff --git a/bin/.gitignore b/bin/.gitignore
index c39005a331..099fb4865a 100644
--- a/bin/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 vlc-cache-gen
 vlc-static
 vlc-wrapper
+vlc
 *.exe
diff --git a/include/.gitignore b/include/.gitignore
index ddb72199fb..39a4a28b1d 100644
--- a/include/.gitignore
+++ b/include/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 vlc_about.h
+!vlc