diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45a4ca30cfb4..5e2968ce87d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Makefile.in
 # toplevel (/...)
 /*.list
 /.coverage
+/.tox
 /Coverage
 /aclocal.m4
 /autom4te.cache