--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ testing/web-platform/products/
 mobile/android/gradle/.gradle
 
 # XCode project cruft
 /*.xcodeproj/
 embedding/ios/GeckoEmbed/GeckoEmbed.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata
 embedding/ios/GeckoEmbed/GeckoEmbed.xcodeproj/xcuserdata
 
 # Rust/Cargo output from running `cargo` directly
-^target/
+/target/
 
 # Ignore mozharness execution files
 testing/mozharness/.tox/
 testing/mozharness/build/
 testing/mozharness/logs/
 testing/mozharness/.coverage
 testing/mozharness/nosetests.xml