diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fe5bb24..d8760cd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ doc/xbps_api_doxyfile
 ftperr.h
 httperr.h
 tests/*/*/*_test
+include/xbps_api.h