diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 61261431867e..959052720949 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ testing/web-platform/products/
 mobile/android/gradle/.gradle
 
 # XCode project cruft
+/*.xcodeproj/
 embedding/ios/GeckoEmbed/GeckoEmbed.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata
 embedding/ios/GeckoEmbed/GeckoEmbed.xcodeproj/xcuserdata
 
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index d005d38a5bb1..626d51b96af4 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ GPATH
 ^mobile/android/gradle/.gradle
 
 # XCode project cruft
+^[^/]*\.xcodeproj/
 ^embedding/ios/GeckoEmbed/GeckoEmbed.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata
 ^embedding/ios/GeckoEmbed/GeckoEmbed.xcodeproj/xcuserdata