diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05b9c0c5..062c5177 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 *.a
 *.elf
 lib/*.ld
+# (except this one!)
+!lib/cortex-m-generic.ld
 *.stylecheck
 *.swp
 \#*
@@ -23,11 +25,20 @@ latex/
 # These are generated
 include/libopencm3/**/nvic.h
 include/libopencm3/**/**/nvic.h
+# (not these three though...)
+!include/libopencm3/cm3/nvic.h
+!include/libopencm3/dispatch/nvic.h
+!include/libopencm3/lm4f/nvic.h
 lib/**/vector_nvic.c
 lib/**/**/vector_nvic.c
+# (not this one either)
+!lib/dispatch/vector_nvic.c
 DoxygenLayout.xml
 doc/*/Doxyfile
 doc/*/DoxygenLayout_*.xml
+# (annnd, not these two templates either)
+!doc/templates/DoxygenLayout_Device.xml
+!doc/templates/DoxygenLayout_Root.xml
 doc/*/doxy.sourcelist
 include/libopencmsis/efm32/
 include/libopencmsis/gd32/