diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c0d1d6dd9e..9d5d4b2f1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ buildSrc/build
 /integration-tests/build
 /src/asciidoc/build
 target/
+/target/
 
 # Eclipse artifacts, including WTP generated manifests
 .classpath