diff --git a/openbsc/.gitignore b/openbsc/.gitignore
index 7525a4e68..e977f8494 100644
--- a/openbsc/.gitignore
+++ b/openbsc/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config.status
 config.guess
 config.sub
 configure
+compile
 depcomp
 install-sh
 missing