diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e87572841..3f64ac4b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # build directories
 **/build/**
+**/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/**
 
 # dpdk built target
 dpdk-1.8.0/x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/*