diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a57dbc901ba23e3450c00a3fe89253898d376f03..717f5fe031af4105d05a8ebd3db8f13877ec2e28 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 tags
 *.vim
 
+## Files related to minetest development cycle
+*.patch