diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18569c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*.o
+*.orig
+dmenu
+config.h
+stest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 458c524..af36567 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stest: stest.o
 	$(CC) -o $@ stest.o $(LDFLAGS)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f dmenu stest $(OBJ) dmenu-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	rm -f dmenu stest $(OBJ) dmenu-$(VERSION).tar.gz config.h
 
 dist: clean
 	mkdir -p dmenu-$(VERSION)