diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36e66e9f..82eb6188 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 /src
 /repro.lua
 
+/patches
+*.patch
+
 *.rar
 *.cpio
 *.zip