diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39a9ad4eeb..86a4f50d60 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 /*.files
 /*.includes
 /ChangeLog
+/INSTALL
 /Makefile
 /Makefile.in
 /aclocal.m4