diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6c0a024ad20834b025fc583c96b2afadddc2c10..c540030641baf62dd6f26e53625396015d943ffb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ doc/doxygen/*.log
 *~
 *.orig
 .*.swp
+cachegrind.out*