diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 41fe8d0a52..7ae0e3f518 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ depcomp
 install-sh
 mkinstalldirs
 py-compile
+registry.xml
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore
index fdfe2eb7d1..4fa802d8bf 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ threadstest-registry.xml
 *.bb
 *.bbg
 *.da
+test_gst_init
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/clock/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/clock/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed89cda75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/clock/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+clock1
+clock2
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/debug/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/debug/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3908503d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/debug/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+category
+commandline
+output
+printf_extension
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/ghostpads/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/ghostpads/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7b1f5e387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/ghostpads/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ghostpads
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore
index 0000b8de00..2b7e86e5ab 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Makefile.in
 *.la
 .deps
 .libs
-
 indexdump
+cache1
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
index d74ffaf8cc..85d236abb2 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ bin
 element
 element_pad
 pad
-test-registry.xml
+mainloop
+sched
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
index 1708af6c7d..596a8761eb 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ thread2
 thread3
 thread4
 thread5
+queue
diff --git a/testsuite/.gitignore b/testsuite/.gitignore
index fdfe2eb7d1..4fa802d8bf 100644
--- a/testsuite/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ threadstest-registry.xml
 *.bb
 *.bbg
 *.da
+test_gst_init
diff --git a/testsuite/clock/.gitignore b/testsuite/clock/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed89cda75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/clock/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+clock1
+clock2
diff --git a/testsuite/debug/.gitignore b/testsuite/debug/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3908503d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/debug/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+category
+commandline
+output
+printf_extension
diff --git a/testsuite/ghostpads/.gitignore b/testsuite/ghostpads/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7b1f5e387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/ghostpads/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ghostpads
diff --git a/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore b/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore
index 0000b8de00..2b7e86e5ab 100644
--- a/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/indexers/.gitignore
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Makefile.in
 *.la
 .deps
 .libs
-
 indexdump
+cache1
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore b/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
index d74ffaf8cc..85d236abb2 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ bin
 element
 element_pad
 pad
-test-registry.xml
+mainloop
+sched
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/.gitignore b/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
index 1708af6c7d..596a8761eb 100644
--- a/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ thread2
 thread3
 thread4
 thread5
+queue