diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dac7021e0..caad3b393 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ build/
 # GNU-style build system
 /configure
 /build-system/config.mk
-/Makefile
+/.config.mk
 
 # Editor files
 \#*\#
diff --git a/build-system/Makefile b/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from build-system/Makefile
rename to Makefile
diff --git a/build-system/configure.py b/build-system/configure.py
index a4a936229..b127ba780 100644
--- a/build-system/configure.py
+++ b/build-system/configure.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if getattr(tbc, "serialversion", 0) < 2:
 
 b = tbc.BuildConfig()
 b.enable_prefix()
-b.enable_configmk()
+b.enable_configmk(dotfile=True)
 b.add_tool(tbc.PosixTool("make"))
 b.add_tool(tbc.PosixTool("zip"))
 b.add_tool(tbc.PosixTool("find"))
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ b.add_tool(tbc.NodeJsTool(version_spec=">=12"))
 b.add_tool(tbc.GenericTool("npm"))
 b.add_tool(tbc.GenericTool("pnpm", hint="Use 'sudo npm install -g pnpm' to install."))
 b.run()
-
-print("copying Makefile")
-shutil.copyfile("build-system/Makefile", "Makefile")