diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 2d6f37f354a1fbdd89f2e608b5593fedabeae047..b51b9895e027a36ebad01e18fd9ec213d80c1ba3 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
-arm-linux-user
-arm-softmmu
-armeb-linux-user
 config-host.*
 dyngen
 i386
-i386-softmmu
-i386-darwin-user
-i386-linux-user
-ppc-softmmu
-ppc64-softmmu
-ppcemb-softmmu
-ppc-darwin-user
-ppc-linux-user
-ppc64-linux-user
-ppcemb-linux-user
+*-softmmu
+*-darwin-user
+*-linux-user
 qemu-doc.html
 qemu-tech.html
 qemu-doc.info
@@ -22,30 +12,8 @@ qemu.1
 qemu.pod
 qemu-img.1
 qemu-img.pod
-sparc-linux-user
 qemu-img
-sparc-softmmu
-x86_64-softmmu
-x86_64-linux-user
-sparc64-linux-user
-sparc64-softmmu
-mips-softmmu
-mipsel-softmmu
-mips-linux-user
-mipsel-linux-user
-mips64-softmmu
-mips64el-softmmu
-mipsn32-linux-user
-mipsn32el-linux-user
-mips64-linux-user
-mips64el-linux-user
-m68k-linux-user
-m68k-softmmu
 .gdbinit
-sh4-linux-user
-sh4-softmmu
-alpha-linux-user
-alpha-softmmu
 *.aux
 *.cp
 *.dvi