diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f22ba0014b..a8de0e549e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ src/google/protobuf/util/**/*.pb.h
 *.pyc
 *.egg-info
 *_pb2.py
-python/*.egg
+python/**/*.egg
 python/.eggs/
 python/.tox
 python/build/