diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a73251..5f5f1cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *.lo
 *.o
 *.swp
+*.patch
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
 defs.h.in