diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecd08ed..2dad5ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ fcgi++.pc
 install-sh
 missing
 ltmain.sh
+m4/
diff --git a/m4/.gitignore b/m4/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d6b7ef3..0000000
--- a/m4/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-*
-!.gitignore