diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 013fa4c9552..1f5ee5dad5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -162,3 +162,6 @@ fabric.properties
 tags
 cscope.files
 cscope.out
+
+# PYTest Benchmarks
+.benchmarks/