diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a1ac105cb..69b2bb9478 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 *.pyc
 *.rej
 *.swp
+*.tar.bz2
 *~
 
 # Specific paths and/or names