diff --git a/.cleanignore b/.cleanignore
index 0dc156aff367..236252e84daf 100644
--- a/.cleanignore
+++ b/.cleanignore
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 # jetbrains IDE stuff
 *.iml
-!**/node_modules/**/*.iml
 .idea/
 
+# avoid matching to sibling installs or node_modules
+!packages/**/*.iml
+!packages/**/.idea/
+!**/node_modules/**/*.iml
+!**/node_modules/**/.idea/
+
 # ms IDE stuff
 .vscode
+
+# avoid matching to sibling installs or node_modules
+!packages/**/.vscode
+!**/node_modules/**/.vscode