diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bb2d2e23c..99652563a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ TODO
 *.lo
 *.la
 *~
+*.so
 gst-python*.tar.*
 
 pygst.py