diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a6e9ca19..9c325d510 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 *~
-#goil compiler
-goil/makefile-unix/goil
 # temporary directory to compile all examples.
 tmpExamplesCompilation
 ## Vim...
diff --git a/goil/makefile-unix/.gitignore b/goil/makefile-unix/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7619d5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/goil/makefile-unix/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+goil
+goil-debug