diff --git a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
index ee76796a..44f28b65 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ topdirs = ~
 # list, see the "noContentSuffixes" variable for an alternative approach
 # which indexes the file names. Can be redefined for any
 # subtree.</descr></var>
-skippedNames = #* bin CVS  Cache cache* .cache caughtspam tmp \
+skippedNames = #* CVS  Cache cache* .cache caughtspam tmp \
      .thumbnails .svn \
      *~ .beagle .git .hg .bzr loop.ps .xsession-errors \
      .recoll* xapiandb recollrc recoll.conf