diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f16ccc74d5..e97209f9ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ ABOUT-NLS
 _stdint.h
 gst-plugins-good-*.tar.*
 
+/m4
+
 .deps
 .libs
 *.lo