diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8ca75ea75a27a39854badf9a2481e67874165cf..f699af2fcfad47976f428c486f88b0dc7e5dfab0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ install-sh
 /missing
 /mex/build/matlab/missing
 /mex/build/octave/missing
+/compile
+/mex/build/matlab/compile
+/mex/build/octave/compile
 ylwrap
 ar-lib