diff --git a/bin/tests/system/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
index b50b2ea98e..276cd564d0 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-feature-test
-systests.output
-random.data
+dig.out*
+rndc.out*
+nsupdate.out*
+named.lock
+named.pid
+named.run
+named.port
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/allow_query/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/allow_query/.gitignore
index 9368703a94..f928597443 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/allow_query/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/tests/system/allow_query/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-/dig.out*
 /ns2/named.conf
 /ns2/controls.conf
-/rndc.out*
-named.lock
-named.pid
-named.port
-named.run
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve-stale/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/serve-stale/.gitignore
index 2272eef9ec..3d3bc7f474 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve-stale/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve-stale/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 /ans2/ans.pid
 /ans2/ans.pl
-/dig.out*
 /ns1/named.conf
 /ns3/named.conf
 /ns3/root.bk
-/rndc.out*
-named.lock
-named.pid
-named.port
-named.run