diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb1140e..588f0fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
 # subproject directories
 /subprojects/*
 !/subprojects/*.wrap
+!/subprojects/packagefiles
 
 # Meson Directories
 meson-logs