diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d49ebb069d9..880bacbffa6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ cppcheck-cppcheck-build-dir/
 *.geany
 .geanyprj
 
+# GNU patch
+*.orig
+*.rej
+
 # Gprof
 gmon.out