diff --git a/scratch/.gitignore b/scratch/.gitignore
index fc504faed..7d959a29d 100644
--- a/scratch/.gitignore
+++ b/scratch/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Ignore everything on scratch by default, except the provided examples
 /*
+!.gitignore
+
 !subdir/
 !scratch-simulator.cc
 !CMakeLists.txt