diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9250c4bae7c3c2..3096b1e8fcb9aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ coverage/
 /out
 
 # various stuff that VC++ produces/uses and is not in /out
-/Debug
-/Release
+Debug/
+Release/
 !doc/blog/**
 *.sln
 !nodemsi.sln