diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 849aecd6..62de2299 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "kernel/acpica"]
 	path = kernel/acpica
 	url = https://github.com/acpica/acpica.git
+	ignore = dirty