diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5cef80f92fd..cec1fb3decc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ src/qt/bitcoin-qt.includes
 # Compilation and Qt preprocessor part
 *.qm
 Makefile
+!depends/Makefile
 bitcoin-qt
 Bitcoin-Qt.app
 background.tiff*