diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 769a47f1f..fada7ec5e 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ core
 core.*
 *.bak
 *~
-build*
+*build*
 *.moc.*
 *.moc
 ui_*