diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 392ed6a9c..41a639a16 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ stamp*
 libtool.m4
 aclocal.m4
 lt*.m4
+INSTALL
 Makefile.in
 Makefile
 depcomp