diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f252e9fda2591e958a068b18513f0c6bef25483..0eac8435156d3bec750363a2f7cc7277c1396862 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ tags
 *.orig
 *.rej
 
+## Files related to minetest development cycle
+/*.patch
+
 ## Non-static Minetest directories
 /bin/
 /games/*