diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f90a10ca..830dd75b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-target
+target/*
+!target/.gitkeep
 perf.data*
 flamegraph*.svg
 vgcore*
diff --git a/target/.gitkeep b/target/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b