diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99c80915c31..c50a00c4b1c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 build/
 .directory
+.mailmap
 *.orig
 *.rej
 *~
 .hg/
 *.kdev*
 *.bak
-