diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/osf/.cvsignore b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/osf/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9147fd335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/osf/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+=*