diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a2de4e24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/build_*
+/project_*
+/toolchain_*
+/binaries/*
+/.auto.deps
+/.config.cmd
+/.config.old
+/.config
+*.depend
+*.o
diff --git a/package/config/.gitignore b/package/config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9067e6885d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/buildroot-config
+/conf
+/mconf
+/lex.zconf.c
+/zconf.hash.c
+/zconf.tab.c