diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f599d5086f..37e91c247d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ubuntu-*-cloudimg-console.log
 .DS_Store
 *~
 *.swp
-/__pycache__/*
+**/__pycache__/
 
 # Mainly generated by merge tools like 'meld'
 *.orig