diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be764143aa..2d3c39d885 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-*.gem
 pkg
 .bundle
 Gemfile.lock
@@ -22,4 +21,4 @@ railties/doc
 railties/guides/output
 railties/tmp
 .rvmrc
-RDOC_MAIN.rdoc
\ No newline at end of file
+RDOC_MAIN.rdoc