diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3aa47864537..06b9bbe040a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ bin/xbps-repo/xbps-repo
 bin/xbps-src/xbps-src
 bin/xbps-pkgdb/xbps-pkgdb
 *.o
+*.a
 *.so*
 *.bak