diff --git a/debian/.cvsignore b/debian/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb7fe10a30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+files
+patched
+tor
+tor.postinst.debhelper
+tor.postrm.debhelper
+tor.prerm.debhelper
+tor.substvars