diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore
index eae6fc7d3ed8..addcfd8b615e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ FEATURE-DUMP.libbpf
 fixdep
 test_dev_cgroup
 /test_progs*
+!test_progs.h
 test_verifier_log
 feature
 test_sock