diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6cbe3ab633..9aa7ed82f0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 /blib
 /carton.lock
 /cover_db/
-/local/
 /log4perl_local.conf
 /metacpan_web_local.*
 /node_modules/
diff --git a/local/.gitignore b/local/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..120f485d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!/.gitignore