diff --git a/scripts/jw-pkg-create-project.sh b/scripts/jw-pkg-create-project.sh
index c954b3ef..8ef06c49 100644
--- a/scripts/jw-pkg-create-project.sh
+++ b/scripts/jw-pkg-create-project.sh
@@ -97,42 +97,6 @@ cat_make_project_conf()
 	EOT
 }
 
-cat_gitignore()
-{
-	cat <<-EOT
-	*.done
-	*.dist
-	*.dep.mk
-	.cache-project.mk
-	*.o
-	*.so.*
-	*.so
-	*.a
-	*.rep
-	ld-*.conf
-	*.ldscript
-	*.pc
-	$name
-	*_generated_*
-	*.secret
-	local.mk
-	.gdb_history
-	dist
-	mkspec.sh
-	*.out
-	*.orig
-	*.old
-	.feedfs_history
-	.exrc
-	*.swp
-	*tmp*
-	__init__.py
-	__pycache__
-	pyproject.toml
-	pyrightconfig.json
-	EOT
-}
-
 # ---------------------- here we go
 
 myname=`basename $0`
@@ -193,7 +157,7 @@ cat_make_Makefile > make/Makefile
 cat_VERSION > VERSION
 cat_make_proj_mk > make/proj.mk
 cat_make_project_conf > make/project.conf
-cat_gitignore > .gitignore
+make gitignore
 
 log Successfully created project template \"$name\".