diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a452215764..42fd7253b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
 /git-worktree
 /git-write-tree
 /git-core-*/?*
+/git.res
 /gitweb/GITWEB-BUILD-OPTIONS
 /gitweb/gitweb.cgi
 /gitweb/static/gitweb.js
@@ -225,7 +226,6 @@
 *.hcc
 *.obj
 *.lib
-*.res
 *.sln
 *.sp
 *.suo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1d02f0449..1ccf13595d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3409,7 +3409,7 @@ cocciclean:
 clean: profile-clean coverage-clean cocciclean
 	$(RM) -r .build
 	$(RM) po/git.pot po/git-core.pot
-	$(RM) *.res
+	$(RM) git.res
 	$(RM) $(OBJECTS)
 	$(RM) $(LIB_FILE) $(XDIFF_LIB) $(REFTABLE_LIB) $(REFTABLE_TEST_LIB)
 	$(RM) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPT_LIB) $(BUILT_INS) git$X