diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a38c415bfbe..8dcb7cb2512 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,17 @@ lib/
 *.aps
 
 # exclude all third-party libraries
-src/Externals
+src/Externals/3dsmax
+src/Externals/BugTrap
+src/Externals/FreeImage
+src/Externals/jpeg
+src/Externals/libogg-1.1.4
+src/Externals/libtheora-1.1.1
+src/Externals/libvorbis-1.2.3
+src/Externals/lightwave
+src/Externals/MagicSoftware
+src/Externals/maya
+src/Externals/nvapi
+src/Externals/OpenAutomate
+src/Externals/OpenSSL
+src/Externals/zlib