diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90e8a2eb..43d16508 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 *.DS_Store
 *.swp
 tags
+Makefile
 include/metalsvm/config.h
 tools/make_initrd
 newlib/examples/hello
diff --git a/Makefile.example b/Makefile.example
index 71ff1725..276ea763 100644
--- a/Makefile.example
+++ b/Makefile.example
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ newlib:
 		RANLIB_FOR_TARGET=$(RANLIB_FOR_TARGET) \
 		STRIP_FOR_TARGET=$(STRIP_FOR_TARGET) \
 		READELF_FOR_TARGET=$(READELF_FOR_TARGET) -C newlib
-
 tools:
 	$(MAKE) -C tools