diff --git a/packaging/archlinux/.gitignore b/packaging/archlinux/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..892a7abe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/archlinux/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pkg/*
+src/*
+*.tar.bz2
+*.tar.xz