diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed015b3c92e..3cc35ff7cd1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ py27/
 py34/
 
 # Node installation output
-^node_modules
+node_modules
 src/node/extension_binary/
 
 # gcov coverage data