diff --git a/gst/.gitignore b/gst/.gitignore
index c7d67ae129..99e59882e2 100644
--- a/gst/.gitignore
+++ b/gst/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Makefile.in
 *.lo
 *.la
 *.so
+*.pyc
 .libs
 .deps
 gstreamer.c
diff --git a/gstreamer/.gitignore b/gstreamer/.gitignore
index c7d67ae129..99e59882e2 100644
--- a/gstreamer/.gitignore
+++ b/gstreamer/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Makefile.in
 *.lo
 *.la
 *.so
+*.pyc
 .libs
 .deps
 gstreamer.c