diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75ac73f5b..86507503b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .DS_Store
+# `target_ra` and `target_wasm` are legacy locations; they now live inside `target/`.
+# Keep them on their own lines: a trailing `#` is not a comment in .gitignore.
 **/target
-**/target_ra # legacy Rust Analyzer target dir
+**/target_ra
 **/target_wasm
 **/tests/snapshots/**/*.diff.png
 **/tests/snapshots/**/*.new.png