diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d26de2475..687b1ead85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-# Note: this file is mostly meaningless, since the toplevel directory
-# will not exist after a repository split.  The same holds for .mailmap
-# (which some people can decide if they want to thin it out or not
-# include it) and for ".gitattributes" (which is probably irrelevant
-# except maybe for the core repo).
-
-# These are likely bogus
+# The "build" and "bundle" directories are used when creating installers
+# via the `server', `client', and/or `farm' maefile targets.
 /build/
 /bundle/
 
-# Everything below makes sense on any package repository, so it's stuff
-# that should be put into each such repository
+# Everything below makes sense on any package repository, so it's
+# stuff that should be put into each such repository. The same holds
+# for ".mailmap" (which some people can decide if they want to thin it
+# out or not include it) and for ".gitattributes" (which is probably
+# irrelevant except maybe for the core repo).
 
 compiled/
 
diff --git a/racket/src/worksp/.gitignore b/racket/src/worksp/.gitignore
index e82ad45255..f6fe38ab40 100644
--- a/racket/src/worksp/.gitignore
+++ b/racket/src/worksp/.gitignore
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 */*.user
 
 # DevStudio generated files
-*/gracket.ncb
-*/gracket.suo
+*/*.ncb
+*/*.suo
 
 rbuildmode.obj
 rbuildmode.exe