diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a07c8430f13..0f8cdd4abb0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ build-*
 cscope.*
 .dir
 
+/*.patch
+
 # The .cache directory will be used to cache toolchain capabilities if
 # no suitable out-of-tree directory is found.
 .cache