diff --git a/koch.nim b/koch.nim
index c6af3cdf8..d7da56590 100644
--- a/koch.nim
+++ b/koch.nim
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const
     ".idx"
   ]
   ignore = [
-    ".bzrignore", "nimrod", "nimrod.exe", "koch", "koch.exe"
+    ".bzrignore", "nimrod", "nimrod.exe", "koch", "koch.exe", ".gitignore"
   ]
 
 proc cleanAux(dir: string) =