diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dbbf266..6ab4614 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# ignore all workspace files but external repository listing
+# ignore all workspace files
 /.metadata/
 /RemoteSystemsTempFiles/
 .analytics
-.Xil/*
+.Xil/
 vitis_pid*.str
 
 # ignore all log files
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ vitis_pid*.str
 # ignore all generated platform files
 /hw_platform/
 
-# ignore ide scripts
-/*_system/_ide/scripts/*
+# ignore _ide folder
+**/_ide/
 
 # ignore local only files
 .repo_initialized