diff --git a/themes/.cvsignore b/themes/.cvsignore
index 75865d4ade..e0f3d6c136 100644
--- a/themes/.cvsignore
+++ b/themes/.cvsignore
@@ -11,16 +11,3 @@ configure
 config.cache
 .deps
 .libs
-metal_data/.libs
-metal_data/.deps
-metal_data/Makefile.in
-metal_data/Makefile
-motif_data/.libs
-motif_data/.deps
-motif_data/Makefile.in
-motif_data/Makefile
-win95_data/.libs
-win95_data/.deps
-win95_data/Makefile.in
-win95_data/Makefile
-
diff --git a/themes/metal_data/.cvsignore b/themes/metal_data/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/metal_data/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/themes/motif_data/.cvsignore b/themes/motif_data/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/motif_data/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/themes/win95_data/.cvsignore b/themes/win95_data/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..282522db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/win95_data/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in