diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e9420d036..2a9b601488 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ conf.sh
 # compiled/optimized Python
 *.pyc
 *.pyo
+
+# Mac OS X directory attributes
+.DS_Store