diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c0decec980f993251fbfc7b44faa9f472f596627..3e61274bada447674953da9cb65b45e91e13e192 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 /aclocal.m4
 /autom4te.cache
 /build-stamp
+/compile
 /configure
 /Doxyfile
 /orconfig.h