diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed88d059971e71..40838bcc7fa8d7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -119,3 +119,6 @@ icu_config.gypi
 deps/uv/.github/
 deps/uv/docs/code/
 deps/uv/docs/src/guide/
+
+# do not override V8's .gitignore
+!deps/v8/**