diff --git a/dev/devicelab/devicelab.iml b/dev/devicelab/devicelab.iml
index 15273359b8..e4675f9e4a 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/devicelab.iml
+++ b/dev/devicelab/devicelab.iml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/bin/packages" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
     </content>
diff --git a/examples/flutter_gallery/flutter_gallery.iml b/examples/flutter_gallery/flutter_gallery.iml
index 6f305d90aa..984d8a6e78 100644
--- a/examples/flutter_gallery/flutter_gallery.iml
+++ b/examples/flutter_gallery/flutter_gallery.iml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/calculator/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/hello_world.iml b/examples/hello_world/hello_world.iml
index ecdf34a99d..8b7ff1583a 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/hello_world.iml
+++ b/examples/hello_world/hello_world.iml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
     </content>
diff --git a/packages/flutter/flutter.iml b/packages/flutter/flutter.iml
index 74f246fd06..ac61ae4e54 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/flutter.iml
+++ b/packages/flutter/flutter.iml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/bin/packages" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/animation/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/cassowary/packages" />
diff --git a/packages/flutter_driver/flutter_driver.iml b/packages/flutter_driver/flutter_driver.iml
index c88753f4c1..bb8cfa250f 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_driver/flutter_driver.iml
+++ b/packages/flutter_driver/flutter_driver.iml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/src/packages" />
diff --git a/packages/flutter_markdown/flutter_markdown.iml b/packages/flutter_markdown/flutter_markdown.iml
index cbcc56cb4b..48dcb90f68 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_markdown/flutter_markdown.iml
+++ b/packages/flutter_markdown/flutter_markdown.iml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/example/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
diff --git a/packages/flutter_test/flutter_test.iml b/packages/flutter_test/flutter_test.iml
index 20208e64e6..5d5d047999 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_test/flutter_test.iml
+++ b/packages/flutter_test/flutter_test.iml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
     <exclude-output />
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
     </content>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/flutter_tools.iml b/packages/flutter_tools/flutter_tools.iml
index 2ccd7bc7ad..9a49e16dda 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/flutter_tools.iml
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/flutter_tools.iml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.pub" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/bin/packages" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/build" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/packages" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/src/ios/packages" />