diff --git a/desktop/.gitignore b/desktop/.gitignore
index 1d309805ce..19332348bd 100644
--- a/desktop/.gitignore
+++ b/desktop/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /Makefile.in
 /Makefile
+/gimp.appdata.xml
 /gimp.desktop.in
 /gimp.desktop
 /.thumbnails