diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3ac3bbc52..94988ed982 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ core.*
 /stamp-h
 /stamp-h.in
 /stamp-h1
+/tags
 /TAGS
 /test-driver
 /tor.sh