diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14b7ca5040..bb02d9f572 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/output
 /dl
 /.auto.deps
 /.config.cmd
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0432a014ab..f51e8f690f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ ifneq ($(findstring @,$(CANONICAL_O)),)
 $(error The build directory can not contain a '@')
 endif
 
-# Create a default .gitignore file that ignores everything
-$(shell echo "*" > "$(CANONICAL_O)/.gitignore")
-
 CANONICAL_CURDIR = $(realpath $(CURDIR))
 
 REQ_UMASK = 0022