diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b67c37a5e4b04a82b53a6469109311c5e1217d2d..6879b90699d94d1ac6aa5c158f13ff9802ee6c3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config.status
 configure
 dist/
 dist-install/
+dist-newstyle/
 ghc.mk
 include/HsUnixConfig.h
 include/HsUnixConfig.h.in