diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac68ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+timeoutd
+*.o
diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44bb4fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+files
+timeoutd.debhelper.log
+timeoutd.postinst.debhelper
+timeoutd.postrm.debhelper
+timeoutd.prerm.debhelper
+timeoutd.substvars
+timeoutd