diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5dc772ad..cc944462 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ lolengine-*.tar.*
 patch-*.diff
 # Debugging cruft
 core
+!core/
 core.*
 vgcore.*
 callgrind.out.*