diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbf9eb2031c8..8152f617e72b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *~
 pyshtables.py
 /doc/manual/html/
+/bitbake-builds/
 /build/
 /bin/bitbakec
 *.swp