diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a57399ea5..ea441334b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ config.log
 config.status
 config
 configure
+data/gnome-shell.desktop
+data/gnome-shell.desktop.in
 libtool
 scripts/launcher.pyc
 src/*.gir