diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f52f131..53a9c92 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # lsp keeps state here
 .cache
 # typical build directory
-build
+.build*
 # lsp: symlink to file in build directory (established manually)
 compile_commands.json