diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 23138cc..9f44606 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 /contrib/Makefile
 /contrib/Makefile.in
 /depcomp
+/gnulib/
 /INSTALL
 /install-sh
 /libtool