diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ecb9c7992..047a849ce4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ shell/extensions/_extensions.c
 data/sugar.gtkrc
 data/sugar.xml
 data/sugar-xo.gtkrc
+data/sugar-emulator.desktop