diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61851bf2c..6f1dbf0ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # comtypes specific
 comtypes/__pycache__/*.pyc
 comtypes/client/__pycache__/*.pyc
-comtypes/gen/__pycache__/*.pyc
+comtypes/gen/
+!comtypes/gen/__init__.py
 comtypes/tools/__pycache__/*.pyc
 comtypes.egg-info/*