diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 793b0f7..1a047d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # The build directories for payloads.
 /payload/**/*/build/*
+!/payload/**/*/build/.gitkeep
 /payload/**/*/__pycache__
 
 # Python virtual environment for documentation
diff --git a/payload/win/implant/build/.gitkeep b/payload/win/implant/build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/payload/win/loader/build/.gitkeep b/payload/win/loader/build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/payload/win/shellcode/build/.gitkeep b/payload/win/shellcode/build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29