diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 898fe2a..8b7c1e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@
 *.o
 *.d
 *.a
+
+# ignore specific targets
+applis/simple_client_server/simple_client
+applis/simple_client_server/simple_server
+