diff --git a/src/univalue/.gitignore b/src/univalue/.gitignore
index ca9e84234..a7a2ca919 100644
--- a/src/univalue/.gitignore
+++ b/src/univalue/.gitignore
@@ -19,4 +19,13 @@ test-driver
 libtool
 ltmain.sh
 
+*.a
+*.la
+*.lo
+*.logs
 *.o
+*.pc
+*.trs
+
+.dirstamp
+.libs
diff --git a/src/univalue/Makefile.am b/src/univalue/Makefile.am
index 2800f466d..df9e66229 100644
--- a/src/univalue/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/univalue/Makefile.am
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I build-aux/m4
 include_HEADERS = include/univalue.h
 noinst_HEADERS = lib/univalue_escapes.h
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = lib/libunivalue.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libunivalue.la
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = pc/libunivalue.pc
 
-lib_libunivalue_la_SOURCES = \
+libunivalue_la_SOURCES = \
 	lib/univalue.cpp \
 	lib/univalue_read.cpp \
 	lib/univalue_write.cpp
 
-lib_libunivalue_la_LDFLAGS = \
+libunivalue_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-version-info $(LIBUNIVALUE_CURRENT):$(LIBUNIVALUE_REVISION):$(LIBUNIVALUE_AGE) \
 	-no-undefined
-lib_libunivalue_la_CXXFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+libunivalue_la_CXXFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 TESTS = test/unitester
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = $(TESTS)
 TEST_DATA_DIR=test
 
 test_unitester_SOURCES = test/unitester.cpp
-test_unitester_LDADD = lib/libunivalue.la
+test_unitester_LDADD = libunivalue.la
 test_unitester_CXXFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -DJSON_TEST_SRC=\"$(srcdir)/$(TEST_DATA_DIR)\"
 test_unitester_LDFLAGS = -static $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/src/univalue/build-aux/m4/.empty b/src/univalue/build-aux/m4/.empty
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/src/univalue/build-aux/m4/.gitignore b/src/univalue/build-aux/m4/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f06368652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/univalue/build-aux/m4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.m4
diff --git a/src/univalue/lib/.gitignore b/src/univalue/lib/.gitignore
index ca8c16dcd..ee7fc2851 100644
--- a/src/univalue/lib/.gitignore
+++ b/src/univalue/lib/.gitignore
@@ -1,10 +1,2 @@
-
-libunivalue-uninstalled.pc
-libunivalue.pc
-libunivalue.a
 gen
-
 .libs
-*.lo
-*.la
-
diff --git a/src/univalue/test/.gitignore b/src/univalue/test/.gitignore
index e4dea0df7..4afa094b1 100644
--- a/src/univalue/test/.gitignore
+++ b/src/univalue/test/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-
 unitester
-
-*.log
-*.trs
-
-.libs