diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5870b56036..e69ee6471f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ install-sh
 depcomp
 autoregen.sh
 ABOUT-NLS
+/INSTALL
 _stdint.h
 gst-plugins-bad-*.tar.*