diff --git a/debian/patches/debian/gitignore.patch b/debian/patches/debian/gitignore.patch
index a9f70fe77..22547eac3 100644
--- a/debian/patches/debian/gitignore.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/debian/gitignore.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Forwarded: not-needed
 
 --- a/.gitignore
 +++ b/.gitignore
-@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
+@@ -47,17 +47,6 @@
  /Module.markers
  
  #
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Forwarded: not-needed
 -/debian/
 -
 -#
- # git files that we don't want to ignore even it they are dot-files
+-# git files that we don't want to ignore even it they are dot-files
+-#
+-!.gitignore
+-!.mailmap
+-
+-#
+ # Generated include files
  #
- !.gitignore
+ include/config