diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 319e3a182..9943ed042 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ x86/
 # but keep track of directories ending in .cache
 !*.[Cc]ache/
 
-# Maven
-target/
-
 # CMake
 CMakeFiles/
 CMakeScripts/
diff --git a/pkgs/jnigen/.gitignore b/pkgs/jnigen/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f4ee04e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/jnigen/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+test_lib/
+test_src/
+mvn_java/
+mvn_jar/
+target/