diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6244b64246118604812791cfefcd840f12e712f3..5d5182116d4268269bc5e77ce5ba602b2df5fa41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ _CPack_Packages
 *.gcno
 *.gcda
 *.gcov
+patches/
 coverage/
 coverage.info
 *.o
 *.reject
+*.orig
+*.rej
 *.so
 *~
 *.swp*