diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d1cf31fa..35f3dc8af 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Makefile
 /archive_tmp
 /static2dll.*
 /VERSION
-/target
 *.zip
 *.tar
 *.tar.*