diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e56be381..67c1aa0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ util/__pycache__
 # results created by flac under examples/
 examples/**
 !examples/*.inp
+benchmark/**
+!benchmark/*.inp
+!benchmark/*.py
 
 # temporary files from vi
 *.swp