diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9461e0bb7b1..ebee7b81ab6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -326,3 +326,6 @@ wrapper.bat
 
 # Generated by qt.prf
 *_plugin_import.cpp
+
+# Typical cmake build directories
+/build*