diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index baca6eff58a1..307a6cf0ae46 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ platform/*/docker-*/Dockerfile
 # Installer-related files and directories
 installer/x86_64/platforms/
 
-# Config engine
-src/sonic-config-engine/**/*.pyc
-src/sonic-config-engine/build
-src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_config_engine.egg-info
-
 src/sonic-py-common/**/*.pyc
 src/sonic-py-common/.eggs/
 src/sonic-py-common/build
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/.gitignore b/src/sonic-config-engine/.gitignore
index 740428d3d1dc..8562c3d1344c 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/.gitignore
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+**/*.pyc
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
+build/
 dist/
 tests/output
 tests/output2