diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c98417f3..838e241f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,20 +2,6 @@ iso_tmp_data
 initrd_tmp_data
 initrd/usr/include/*
 !initrd/usr/include/.gitkeep
-tools/*
-!tools/ExtMemDbg
-!tools/stage2_eltorito
-!tools/*.md
-!tools/README.md
-!tools/website
-!tools/Makefile
-!tools/*.c
-!tools/*.patch
-!tools/*.cpp
-!tools/*.cfg
-!tools/acpi
-!tools/doxygen
-!tools/.gdbinit
 doxygen-doc
 initrd.tar
 .dccache
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8f969cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*
+!/acpi
+!/doxygen
+!/website
+!/Makefile
+!/.gdbinit
+!/*.c
+!/*.cpp
+!/*.cfg
+!/*.md
+!/*.patch
+!/*.gitignore