diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc325d778e4e..4787e8518ae5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 .DS_Store
-/*/
\ No newline at end of file
+/*/
+!/Cellar/
+!/Formula/
+/Cellar/*/
+!/Cellar/homebrew/
\ No newline at end of file