diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad1d2efbc501f97a2ee397b952cd0699d98b4010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+*.cmd
+*.ko
+*.mod
+*.mod.c
+*.mod.o
+*.o
+*.o.d
+*.swp
+*.symvers
+modules.order
+
+# The Makefile is auto-generated by the buildsystem
+Makefile