diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2dc1c05..75d444d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ core
 *.l[oa]
 *.[oa]
 *.obj
-*.patch
 *.so
 *.pcf.gz
 *.pdb