diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa15203f1..6cfc5b3c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ lapack-3.1.1
 lapack-3.1.1.tgz
 *.so
 *.a
+.svn
 *~
 config.h
 Makefile.conf