diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c0decec98..3e61274ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 /aclocal.m4
 /autom4te.cache
 /build-stamp
+/compile
 /configure
 /Doxyfile
 /orconfig.h