diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c5b8fc834..8ba9734d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,10 +20,4 @@ autom4te.cache
 semantic.cache
 tests/,*
 wiki/backups/*
-doc/*.html
-doc/devel/rfc/*.html
-doc/devel/rfc_pending/*.html
-doc/devel/draw/*.png
-doc/user/*.html
-doc/user/lumiera_from_outer_space/*.html
 m4/*
diff --git a/doc/.gitignore b/doc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc4408107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.html
+user/**/*.html
+devel/rfc*/**/*.html
+devel/draw/**/*.png
+user/**/*.html
+