diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
index 60dcb41..3e09c4b 100644
--- a/debian/.gitignore
+++ b/debian/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ libuev/*
 libuev*
 autoreconf*
 debhelper*
-files
\ No newline at end of file
+files
+!*.dirs
+!*.install