diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e5266b90..8d9846d80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ parser/techdoc.aux
 parser/techdoc.log
 parser/techdoc.pdf
 parser/techdoc.toc
-profiles/apparmor.d/local/*.*
+profiles/apparmor.d/local/*
+!profiles/apparmor.d/local/README
 libraries/libapparmor/Makefile
 libraries/libapparmor/Makefile.in
 libraries/libapparmor/aclocal.m4