diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8ba4892a4..b0169f9c07 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ cpp_test*.pb.*
 *.pyc
 *.egg-info
 *_pb2.py
+python/*.egg
 python/.eggs/
 python/build/
 python/google/protobuf/compiler/