diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce57b79..9ac9106 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
 /debian/
 
 #
+# tar directory (make tar*-pkg)
+#
+/tar-install/
+
+#
 # git files that we don't want to ignore even it they are dot-files
 #
 !.gitignore