diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9dacde0a4b2d..57af07cf7e68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ modules.builtin
 /Module.markers
 /Module.symvers
 
+#
+# Debian directory (make deb-pkg)
+#
+/debian/
+
 #
 # git files that we don't want to ignore even it they are dot-files
 #