diff --git a/t/Makefile.t b/t/Makefile.t
index 6f1f239b3f..3c0baeb048 100644
--- a/t/Makefile.t
+++ b/t/Makefile.t
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ my @MakeFile = split "\n", $MakeFile;
 
 my @ignored = qw(
     .editorconfig
+    .gitignore
     .mailmap
     LICENSE
     README.md