diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6310d09f9..a1de0d62e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .deps
 .libs
 .perf
+cairo-*.*.*
 ChangeLog*
 Makefile
 Makefile.in