diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed0b900e..0a6c731a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ testdata/scad/misc/use-tests.scad
 /openscad.pro.user
 /openscad
 /locale/*/*/*.mo
+/locale/*.mo
 /locale/POTFILES
 /tmp
 /nbproject
@@ -47,4 +48,4 @@ testdata/scad/misc/use-tests.scad
 /mingw64
 src/*.org
 src/*.old
-src/*.debug
\ No newline at end of file
+src/*.debug