diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce57b79670a5..9ac91060ea64 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ Module.symvers
 #
 /debian/
 
+#
+# tar directory (make tar*-pkg)
+#
+/tar-install/
+
 #
 # git files that we don't want to ignore even it they are dot-files
 #