diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4de02fba6..de9d87808 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ cscope.*
 *.rpm
 *.deb
 *.tar.gz
+*.patch
+*.orig
diff --git a/cmd/.gitignore b/cmd/splat/.gitignore
similarity index 58%
rename from cmd/.gitignore
rename to cmd/splat/.gitignore
index 754846b75..97325b30d 100644
--- a/cmd/.gitignore
+++ b/cmd/splat/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-/spl
 /splat
diff --git a/module/.gitignore b/module/.gitignore
index 95e2d8cbd..907099287 100644
--- a/module/.gitignore
+++ b/module/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ modules.order
 /.tmp_versions
 /Module.markers
 /Module.symvers
+
+!Makefile.in