diff --git a/jdk/.hgignore b/jdk/.hgignore
index be55e3a7c83..52a5512a408 100644
--- a/jdk/.hgignore
+++ b/jdk/.hgignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ^build/
 ^dist/
-^nbproject/private/
-^make/netbeans/.*/nbproject/private/
+/nbproject/private/
 ^make/netbeans/.*/build/
 ^make/netbeans/.*/dist/