diff --git a/apidoc/.gitignore b/apidoc/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 80d2c112..00000000
--- a/apidoc/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-*.lo
-*.o
-.deps
-.libs
-/*.bak
-/*.gcda
-/*.gcno
-/*.orig
-/*.rej
-/*.tab.c
-/*~
-/.*.sw[nop]
-/.dirstamp
-/.gitignore
-/GPATH
-/GRTAGS
-/GSYMS
-/GTAGS
-/ID
-/Makefile
-/Makefile.in
-/TAGS
-/gtkdoc-check.test
-/html
-/html-build.stamp
-/html.stamp
-/ostree-decl-list.txt
-/ostree-decl.txt
-/ostree-undeclared.txt
-/ostree-undocumented.txt
-/ostree-unused.txt
-/ostree.args
-/ostree.hierarchy
-/ostree.interfaces
-/ostree-overrides.txt
-/ostree.pdf
-/ostree.prerequisites
-/ostree.signals
-/ostree.types
-/pdf-build.stamp
-/pdf.stamp
-/scan-build.stamp
-/setup-build.stamp
-/sgml-build.stamp
-/sgml.stamp
-/so_locations
-/tags
-/tmpl
-/tmpl/*.bak
-/tmpl/ostree-unused.sgml
-/xml
-/version.xml
-_libs
diff --git a/apidoc/Makefile.am b/apidoc/Makefile.am
index 98a84d5f..774cee60 100644
--- a/apidoc/Makefile.am
+++ b/apidoc/Makefile.am
@@ -125,4 +125,11 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	ostree-experimental-sections.txt \
 	$(NULL)
 
+# These only get included in the generated .gitignore when building with
+# --enable-gtk-doc, so ensure they're always added.
+GITIGNOREFILES = \
+	ostree-overrides.txt \
+	version.xml \
+	$(NULL)
+
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk