diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84a01e8afe..d83427aba8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,15 +137,6 @@ tools/include/_libxl*.h
 tools/include/xen-xsm/*
 tools/include/xen-foreign/*.(c|h|size)
 tools/include/xen-foreign/checker
-tools/misc/xen-cpuid
-tools/misc/xen-detect
-tools/misc/xen-diag
-tools/misc/xen-livepatch
-tools/misc/xenperf
-tools/misc/xenpm
-tools/misc/xen-hvmctx
-tools/misc/xenlockprof
-tools/misc/xencov
 tools/pkg-config/*
 tools/qemu-xen-build
 tools/xentrace/xenalyze
@@ -253,14 +244,8 @@ tools/include/xen-foreign/x86_64.h
 tools/include/xen-foreign/arm32.h
 tools/include/xen-foreign/arm64.h
 
-tools/misc/xen-hptool
-tools/misc/xen-mfndump
 tools/firmware/etherboot/eb-roms.h
 tools/firmware/etherboot/gpxe-git-snapshot.tar.gz
-tools/misc/xenhypfs
-tools/misc/xenwatchdogd
-tools/misc/xen-hvmcrash
-tools/misc/xen-lowmemd
 tools/vchan/vchan-node[12]
 tools/vchan/vchan-socket-proxy
 tools/debugger/kdd/kdd
diff --git a/tools/misc/.gitignore b/tools/misc/.gitignore
index 73ce95e6d7..28af46280f 100644
--- a/tools/misc/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/misc/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 xen-access
+xen-cpuid
+xen-detect
+xen-diag
+xen-hptool
+xen-hvmcrash
+xen-hvmctx
+xen-livepatch
+xen-lowmemd
 xen-mceinj
 xen-memshare
+xen-mfndump
 xen-ucode
 xen-vmtrace
+xencov
+xenhypfs
+xenlockprof
+xenperf
+xenpm
+xenwatchdogd