diff --git a/bin/tests/.gitignore b/bin/tests/.gitignore
index 0b91adcbbb..8c6f0193ea 100644
--- a/bin/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/tests/.gitignore
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ t_rbt
 t_resolver
 t_sockaddr
 conf.sh
-prereq.sh
 dlopen
-named.conf
-filter-aaaa
 lwtest
-rpz
 keycreate
 keydelete
 gssapi_krb
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2812b4a787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+systests.output
+random.data
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dlz/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/dlz/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eee491d3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dlz/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+prereq.sh
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/ns1/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/ns1/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58e5c9282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dlzexternal/ns1/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named.conf
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/filter-aaaa/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/filter-aaaa/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..719fc327c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/filter-aaaa/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+filter-aaaa
+named1.conf
+named2.conf
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/gost/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/gost/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eee491d3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/gost/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+prereq.sh
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns1/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns1/.gitignore
index c7c276a3b3..58e5c9282d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns1/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns1/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# empty directory
+named.conf
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58e5c9282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns3/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named.conf
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58e5c9282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/ixfr/ns4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named.conf
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpz/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/rpz/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcc010a336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rpz/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rpz
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58e5c9282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/views/ns2/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named.conf
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/views/ns3/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/views/ns3/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58e5c9282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/views/ns3/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+named.conf