diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f8fb686b59c..53e53f2791f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ include/linux/autoconf.h
 include/linux/compile.h
 include/linux/version.h
 
+# stgit generated dirs
+patches-*