diff --git a/debian/.gitignore b/debian/.gitignore
index 801ca02d..9f09f22d 100644
--- a/debian/.gitignore
+++ b/debian/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tmp/
+libnotmuch-dev/
+libnotmuch2/
+notmuch-emacs/
+notmuch-vim/
+notmuch/
+python-notmuch/
 *.debhelper
 *.debhelper.log
 *.substvars