diff --git a/data_files/.gitignore b/data_files/.gitignore
index 1564eeef1..0d661790f 100644
--- a/data_files/.gitignore
+++ b/data_files/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cli-rsa.csr
 server2-rsa.csr
 test-ca.csr
 
-/data_files/mpi_write
-/data_files/hmac_drbg_seed
-/data_files/ctr_drbg_seed
-/data_files/entropy_seed
+mpi_write
+hmac_drbg_seed
+ctr_drbg_seed
+entropy_seed