diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f9bb5ea4d72..b1f5b9df2ae1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ include/linux/utsrelease.h
 
 # stgit generated dirs
 patches-*
+
+# quilt's files
+patches
+series