diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index e73de0f05b..b7fb0934f6 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ regtesting
 tools/toolchain/install
 tools/toolchain/build
 .git*
+*~
+\#*\#
diff --git a/tools/toolchain/.dockerignore b/tools/toolchain/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 748d7f62e5..0000000000
--- a/tools/toolchain/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-install
-build
-Dockerfile
-README*
-.gitignore
-*~
-\#*\#