diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 580518daac..c5e9f93b5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ChangeLog
 .coverage
 *.egg
 *.egg-info
+.eggs/*
 .DS_Store
 .tox
 pycscope.*