diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19a0eae9..0b1087a3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -82,3 +82,4 @@ ares_timeout.pdf
 ares_version.pdf
 c-ares-*.tar.gz.asc
 ares_parse_mx_reply.pdf
+/[0-9]*.patch