diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 980265d85b..d3d3184d35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ tags
 
 # generated folders doc, build, packaging
 .waf-*
+.waf3-*
 .lock-waf*
 /build/
 /doc/html/