diff --git a/tools/perf/.gitignore b/tools/perf/.gitignore
index 26b823b61aa1..8f8fbc227a46 100644
--- a/tools/perf/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/perf/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ config.mak
 config.mak.autogen
 *-bison.*
 *-flex.*
+*.pyc
+*.pyo