diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6aaa21e7..e1b58dff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,26 +56,6 @@ ircd/version.c
 ircd/version.c.last
 ssld/ssld
 wsockd/wsockd
-tests/core
-tests/chmode1
-tests/hostmask1
-tests/match1
-tests/msgbuf_parse1
-tests/msgbuf_unparse1
-tests/rb_dictionary1
-tests/rb_snprintf_append1
-tests/rb_snprintf_try_append1
-tests/sasl_abort1
-tests/send1
-tests/serv_connect1
-tests/substitution1
-tests/runtests
-tests/*.c.ban.db
-tests/*.c.ban.db-journal
-tests/*.c.log
-tests/*.c.pid
-!tests/runtime/modules/*.so
-!tests/runtime/modules/autoload/*.so
 testsuite/ircd.pid.*
 tools/solanum-mkpasswd
 tools/solanum-mkfingerprint
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03a90f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+
+!/*.*
+**/.deps/**
+/*.in
+/*.o
+/*.a
+/*.c.ban.db
+/*.c.ban.db-journal
+/*.c.log
+/*.c.pid
+
+!*/