diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f7a02583..ac8018a8e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *app.info
 *.gcno
 *.gcda
+.dirstamp
 doc/coverage/
 doc/taler-exchange.cps
 aclocal.m4