diff --git a/ios/.gitignore b/ios/.gitignore
index 6e6866901..da6ad9c09 100644
--- a/ios/.gitignore
+++ b/ios/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ fastlane/Preview.html
 fastlane/screenshots
 fastlane/test_output
 
-# Generated Icons from capacitor-assets
-App/App/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/*.png
-App/App/Assets.xcassets/Splash.imageset/*.png
+# Generated Icons from capacitor-assets (also Contents.json which is confusing; see BUILDING.md)
+App/App/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset
+App/App/Assets.xcassets/Splash.imageset