diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b75d7b826b..4a1df75108 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ build
 __config__.py
 
 docs/build
-docs/*/generated/
+docs/**/generated/
 docs/sisl
 
 */sisl.egg-info