diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 28597c91..4df3e829 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ libevent.pc
 /autom4te.cache
 
 /aclocal.m4
+/compile
 /config.guess
 /config.log
 /config.status