diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa73844a399..8931c6a4c80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config.h.in
 config.log
 config.status
 configure
+makefile
 *.d
 *_err.c
 *_err.h