diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fe632798e0..ba51fea2b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,10 @@ compiled/
 .DS_Store
 *.bak
 TAGS
+
+# generated by patch
+*.orig
+*.rej
+
+# coredumps
+*.core