diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc7d3aa41e..3e65a61ea3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ __pycache__/
 /mkosi.output/
 /mkosi.default
 # Ignore any mkosi config files with "local" in the name
-/mkosi.default.d/*local*.conf
+/mkosi.default.d/**/*local*.conf
 /tags