diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64e946696c..0fe114d251 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.pod
 *.swp
 *.orig
 .pc
-*.patch
 *.gcda
 *.gcno
 patches