diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81ff31a955..e9bf886fd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ stamp-h.in
 stamp.h
 autom4te.cache
 stamp-h1
+autoregen.sh
+compile
+depcomp
+install-sh
+mkinstalldirs
+py-compile
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f3684996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+thread{a,b,c,d,e,f}
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/.gitignore b/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f3684996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+thread{a,b,c,d,e,f}