diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac3a57050d0c81..3e24725728ac5b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -115,3 +115,6 @@ icu_config.gypi
 deps/uv/.github/
 deps/uv/docs/code/
 deps/uv/docs/src/guide/
+
+# do not override V8's .gitignore
+!deps/v8/**