diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9be142a..f6294d5 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ mkdir -p $DOT_CONF
 }
 
 ln -s $PWD/user-dirs.dirs $DOT_CONF/user-dirs.dirs
-ln -s $PWD/gitignore      $DOT_CONF/.gitignore
+ln -s $PWD/gitignore      $HOME/.gitignore
 mkdir -p $DOT_CONF/nvim/plug/
 ln -s $PWD/nvim-init.vim  $DOT_CONF/nvim/init.vim