diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 9432702ba..3f08ce8d5 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ core
 core.*
 *.bak
 *~
-build
+build*
 *.moc.*
 *.moc
 ui_*
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ tags
 .*.swp
 activity.png
 *.out
-*.php*
\ No newline at end of file
+*.php*