diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 00b8b122984a..ee69117f2909 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 .libs
 .DS_Store
 modules.order
+Makefile
 
 #
 # Top level generated files specific to this top level dir
diff --git a/cmd/.gitignore b/cmd/.gitignore
index 1b34aca0a7cb..754846b75d70 100644
--- a/cmd/.gitignore
+++ b/cmd/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-/Makefile
 /spl
 /splat
diff --git a/include/.gitignore b/include/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc607b9e2fb..000000000000
--- a/include/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Makefile
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc607b9e2fb..000000000000
--- a/lib/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Makefile
diff --git a/module/.gitignore b/module/.gitignore
index 7a922a40927e..611c51c426eb 100644
--- a/module/.gitignore
+++ b/module/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 /.tmp_versions
-/Makefile
 /Module.markers
 /Module.symvers
diff --git a/module/spl/.gitignore b/module/spl/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc607b9e2fb..000000000000
--- a/module/spl/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Makefile
diff --git a/module/splat/.gitignore b/module/splat/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc607b9e2fb..000000000000
--- a/module/splat/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Makefile
diff --git a/scripts/.gitignore b/scripts/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fc607b9e2fb..000000000000
--- a/scripts/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Makefile