diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore
index 6d9381d60172..7fadc19d3bca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 !*.h
 !*.S
 !*.sh
+!*.mk
+!.gitignore
+!Makefile