diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a968e0b54484..82b6a2c7d00e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ data/tools/unit_tree/**/reports
 data/tools/unit_tree/**/Locale
 
 # doc
-doc/doxygen/**/html
+doc/doxygen/html
 doc/manual/**/*.xml
 
 # file for loading lua from within test scenario on-the-fly