diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bea7576c8..ebaac0f47 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 www/mu
 mug
 /mu/mu
+/mu/mu-help-strings.h
 mug2
 .desktop
 *html