diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f55e185..c938ef7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ libtool
 .libs
 *-glue.h
 *.tar.bz2
+*.pyc
 org.freedesktop.ModemManager.service
 org.freedesktop.ModemManager.conf
 ModemManager.pc