diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index d4163e9ca..3ea16123e 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 build/
-configure.ac
-COPYING*
 examples/
 INSTALL*
 Jenkinsfile
-Makefile.am
-m4/
-README.md
 win32/