diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/.gitignore.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/.gitignore.tmpl
index 9d7edcf8be..07488ba61a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/.gitignore.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app/.gitignore.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .packages
 .pub-cache/
 .pub/
-build/
+/build/
 
 # Android related
 **/android/**/gradle-wrapper.jar