diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5cf2cd0a71..d4ead49243 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ icu_config.gypi
 
 # various stuff that VC++ produces/uses
 Debug/
-!node_modules/debug/
+!**/node_modules/debug/
 Release/
 !doc/blog/**
 *.sln