diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11dd2556ca6c..4eb4a7e970a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
 /target/
+# also ignore if it's a symbolic link
+/target
 
 # Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
 # More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html