diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a264182ef..c82be336aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
 ## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
 
-*.gitmodules
+.gitmodules
 
 # User-specific files
 *.suo